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Jack Quaid Enters His Action Era with ‘Novocaine’ [Review]

March 13, 2025 by Joe Lipsett

A brown haired man in a leather jacket points a gun directly at the camera

Jack Quaid has made a name for himself playing mild-mannered, slightly geeky characters in a number of texts (The Boys, 2022’s Scream and even this year’s Companion), so it should come as no surprise that he handily anchors action movie Novocaine playing…a mild-mannered, slightly geeky assistant bank manager.

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Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: Amber Midthunder, Betty Gabriel, Dan Berk, Jack Quaid, jacob batalon, Matt Walsh, Ray Nicholson, Robert Olsen

[Blu Review] Tarot Is A Jumbled Mess

July 7, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Avantika as Paige in 2024 horror release Tarot

Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg, the filmmakers behind the wonderful 2022 short ‘Blink‘ debut their first feature as directors, but the cards are not in ‘Tarot’s favour.

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Anna Halberg, Avantika, jacob batalon, Olwen Fouéré, Spenser Cohen

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I am a freelance film and television journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

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