Spotlight DVD REVIEW Now streaming and on DVD: 'Novocaine' doesn't dull Jack Quaid's senses BRUCE R. MILLER Sioux City Journal Jun 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Updated Sep 19, 2025 0 × BRUCE R. MILLER Sioux City Journal entertainment reporter Bruce Miller says that in "Novocaine," Jack Quade's lack of pain is your gain. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Think of every painful thing you can do to your body. 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Movies in a Minute: "Novocaine" Sioux City Journal entertainment reporter Bruce Miller says that in "Novocaine," Jack Quade's lack of pain is your gain.
Now streaming and on DVD: 'Minecraft Movie' builds an audience Here, in a blocky kind of world, Jack Black and Jason Momoa must help friends survive multiple threats before enemies try to end their fun.
Now streaming and on DVD: 'Better Man' brings out another side of pop music Watching a monkey (a CGI monkey) go through the stages of stardom is awfully fun but the idea doesn’t always hold up.
Now streaming and on DVD: 'Snow White' didn't need another interpretation Like the seven dwarfs, it’s a something-for-everyone venture that sags repeatedly, even though Zegler is a bright (and fitting) choice for the…
Now streaming and on DVD: 'Fight or Flight' takes off and never lets go The next time you complain about the guy in front of you on a plane, look at “Fight or Flight.”
Now streaming and on DVD: There's value in Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' Consider “Thunderbolts” an audition for future replacements. The first who should break out? That’s Florence Pugh as the feisty Yelena Belova.
