This year hasn’t exactly blown me away when it comes to new movies. “Companion” and “Black Bag” have definitely been standouts, but beyond that, I’ve been craving pure adrenaline and something that did what so many recent movies haven’t: offer the perfect kind of escapism.
“Novocaine” gave me exactly that when I saw it in theaters in March. It’s the first time in a long while that I actually had fun watching something. The kind of fun where your heart’s racing and your eyes don’t leave the screen.
I genuinely can’t get over how much of a blast this movie was — and now that it’s streaming via premium on-demand on platforms like Amazon and Apple TV, you can finally experience it, too, if you missed it in theaters.
The premise alone is wild enough to hook you: A mild-mannered guy who can’t feel pain becomes an
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