“Novocaine” arrives with one bag of good news, and one bag that should’ve packed a little lighter on the ultraviolence. I write this with a full understanding that other people may not agree.

Jack Quaid in "Novocaine." Credit: Paramount Pictures Over the last few years, Novocaine star Jack Quaid has carved himself a niche by playing the everyman archetype with a genre twist.

That’s essentially the kind of silly, gross-out fun of “Novocaine,” which taps into this understanding about as overtly as possible. The key is in the invincibility clause — if ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. While “Novocaine” puts Quaid in the stratosphere of big-screen action star, he’s also got the fifth and final season of Amazon’s ...

We’ll update this post as info on Novocaine’s at-home viewing plans are announced. In addition to Quaid, the movie stars Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty ...

Novocaine is a totally confounding movie that is surprisingly easy to describe. It’s an entertaining yet bad film. Not bad in the “intentional B-schlock fun” way either. Bad as in, “This ...

I am certain I have never made as many noises watching a movie as I did while watching “Novocaine.” Groans, sighs, ughs, moans, shrieks and about 27 variations on “ARGGHHH!” This is a good ...

I read all that on Wikipedia, and mostly likely so did Lars Jacobson, the writer of "Novocaine." His hero, Nathan Caine, a mild-mannered guy with CIPA, either mentions or demonstrates all those ...