“Novocaine” Is Painfully Entertaining

Novocaine (Dan Berk/Robert Olsen, 2025) 4 out of 5 stars The somber words of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts” may set the stage for Novocaine, but their irony doesn’t fully hit until we meet main character Nathan Caine, a man who proves that not everybody does, in fact, hurt. Living with CIPA, a rare condition that prevents […]