This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new action comedy Novocaine in a feature review and then, in this week’s secondary review, I share my thoughts on Jimmy Warden’s Borderline. I also discuss recent movie and TV news, Yellowjackets, Opus, 2004’s Twisted, and more.

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:28
• Screening in Indy - 04:30
• News Before the Reviews - 10:25

Feature Review

• Novocaine (2025) - 26:20
• Spoiler - 52:14

Secondary Review

• Borderline (2025) - 1:12:38

Potpourri

• Yellowjackets (Pilot Episode) - 1:29:10
• Opus (2025) - 1:33:54
• Twisted (2004) - 1:37:49

 

• Closing the Ep - 1:42:55
• Patreon Clip - 1:43:48

 

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• My 2025 Podcast and Writing Archive
• Immediate Reaction - Novocaine (2025) - Mar 10, 2025
• Immediate Reaction - Opus (2025) - Mar 13, 2025
• Patreon Companion Episodes Collection
• Companion Ep - OV467 - Akeelah and the Bee (2011) & The Girl is in Trouble (2015) - Feb 26-Mar 1, 2025
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• OV472 - The Alto Knights (2025) & Ash (2025)