The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Late Night with the Devil
Horror · 2024
A live broadcast of a late-night talk show in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.
Movie details
Late Night with the Devil
“Do not adjust your set.”
2024 Horror 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.1 / 10
Community rating
A live broadcast of a late-night talk show in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Late Night with the Devil?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Cameron Cairnes · Colin Cairnes
Written by
Colin Cairnes · Cameron Cairnes
David Dastmalchian
Jack Delroy
Laura Gordon
June Ross-Mitchell
Ian Bliss
Carmichael Haig
Fayssal Bazzi
Christou
Ingrid Torelli
Lilly D'Abo
Rhys Auteri
Gus McConnell
Georgina Haig
Madeleine Piper
Court is in session
Put Late Night with the Devil on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.