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Movie review: 'Novocaine' gives chase films a different kind of punch

BRUCE R. MILLER Sioux City Journal
Mar 21, 2025
Mar 21, 2025 Updated Sep 19, 2025
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If “Novocaine” had been made 20, 30 years ago, Tom Hanks definitely would have been its star.

Movies in a minute with film critic Bruce Miller

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Bruce Miller is editor of the Sioux City Journal.