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Late Night with the Devil

2023

Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes

David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi ...

6.6

2,385

Horror A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unloosing evil into the nation's living rooms.

	Media	Author	Review
		Drew Tinnin Dread Central	"[It] takes America’s fascination with the occult and turns it against them in a glorious spectacle of demonic mayhem (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kristy Puchko Mashable	"With 'Late Night with the Devil', the Cairnes Brothers bring these worlds of fear and fun together into one lean, mean, and sickly satisfying thrill ride"
		David Crow Den of Geek	"The appeal is how lovingly the film recreates the look and tenor of '70s on-air gabfests"
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"David Dastmalchian is again just excellent, really holding the film together as he finds the right tone between smarmy and likable that dominated so much '70s culture"
		Nikki Baughan Screendaily	"The easy familiarity of this set-up only adds to the sense of unease when things go awry"
		Chase Hutchinson Collider	"When 'Late Night with the Devil' casts off the tenuous bindings it is using to hold back chaos, it arrives at something more frightfully fun"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Clever found footage satire"
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"There’s so much happening that it can be easy to miss key information. But the ingenuity, the painstaking period recreation and a riveting performance by Dastmalchian make for one Halloween event you won’t want to miss (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		J Hurtado Screen Anarchy	"It’s a tricky tonal tightrope the film walks, but it really nails the balance between dread and outrageous visceral horror elements that few films do well"
		Amy Nicholson The New York Times	"A sly, aw-shucksy chiller from sibling filmmakers Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes, is a clever reminder that the entertainment business was built on hocus-pocus"
		Jarrod Jones IGN	"As an ostentatious exercise in found-footage chicanery, 'Late Night With the Devil' is an amusing if unscary traipse through one fateful night with a talk show host and his hapless guests"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"I loved the vibe of this movie with its 1970s setting, but what really brought it home for me was the almost true crime documentary style (...) It’s also a gorgeous cinematic experience as well! (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Dennis Harvey Variety	"'Late Night With the Devil' definitely reps a personal best for the Cairnses (...) [It] suggests they've got the imagination to explore new terrain within (or beyond) genre bounds"
		Trace Sauveur Austin Chronicle	"'Late Night With the Devil' is able to mine plenty of effective and fun ideas out of its premise, and it works as a potent examination of the price of success"
		Ross McIndoe Slant	"Devilishly fun TV satire (...) The further things go off the rails, the more the film revels in its retro special effects (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Phil de Semlyen Time Out	"It’s wonderfully creepy and unnervingly familiar (...) If that doesn’t automatically enter it into the pantheon of classic midnight movies, I don’t know what does (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Alex Harrison Screen Rant	"Found footage feels fresh again in thrilling horror movie (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Matt Donato SlashFilm	"Cameron and Colin Cairnes succeed in developing a time-warp slice of Halloween spookiness, a vessel for David Dastmalchian to prove himself (for those who don't know) as a commanding lead performer"
		Bilge Ebiri Vulture	"The cast makes 'Late Night With the Devil' more than watchable, but they also raise our hopes for something better"
		John Serba Decider	"[It] is a consistently funny and entertaining horror-comedy with at least a little bit of something on its mind"
		Damon Wise Deadline	"Whether the ending disappoints or not, this subtle what-if? fusion of 'Network' and 'Rosemary’s Baby' is experiential, intelligent and a pretty good (late) night out"
		Scott Phillips Forbes	"A well-crafted exercise in suspense and dread that leads to a satisfying conclusion (I'm being intentionally vague because I don’t want to spoil the fun.)"
		Phil Hoad The Guardian	"The directors and Dastmalchian have fun with a fresh premise that reminds us that light entertainment is the anteroom of hell (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Matt Glasby Total Film	"David Dastmalchian shines in this sophisticated horror movie (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Rebecca Sayce Metro	"The cheesy and nostalgic style of a seventies talk show is the perfect vehicle to deliver the dark story within (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Andrew Parker The Gate	"'Late Night with the Devil' isn't just an effective horror movie that goes berserk at the end, but something that also captures the giddy glee of watching a television train wreck unfolding in real time"
		Matthew Jackson AV Club	"It's a gem on every level, and it's already a contender for the best new horror film of 2024"

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