Late Night with the Devil
Cinetic Media | Release Date: March 22, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
18
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The A.V. ClubMatthew JacksonMar 21, 2024
Late Night With The Devil achieves that rare feat of feeling like something we were never supposed to see. But once we’ve seen it, we can’t look away. Read full review
85
Film ThreatAlan NgMar 17, 2023
While the authenticity of a television show from that era may dampen the intensity of the scares, the film is still just plain fun to watch. The effects are wonderful, with the vast majority of them being practical. The Cairnes brothers lean on fun over terror, which may irk some. But, what fun is had! Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeMar 25, 2024
Smart, cynical and at times devilishly funny, the film delivers a crackle of disruptive static to the demonic possession genre. Read full review
80
Screen RantAlex HarrisonMar 25, 2024
Late Night with the Devil is tremendously fun. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesAmy NicholsonMar 22, 2024
This is a pressure-cooker film, an exercise in small-budget simplicity that leans on one set and one goal: Keep ’em watching. Read full review
80
EmpireHelen O'HaraMar 22, 2024
A smart, original approach makes this much more than just another Exorcist wannabe. You’ll sense that there are horrors coming, but you still won’t quite feel ready. Read full review
80
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonMar 21, 2024
The result is a nasty and delicious, unapologetic pastiche with a flair for menace. I had a blast. Read full review
80
The Irish TimesTara BradyMar 19, 2024
Late Night with the Devil is at its best when it colours within the lines of the found-footage genre. Read full review
80
Total FilmMatt GlasbyMar 15, 2024
Dastmalchian shines as Delroy, mugging to the studio audience as things spiral out of control, all the while rubbing his hands that he has managed to create the TV event of the decade. And along the way, the filmmakers pull off some rather nasty surprises. Read full review
80
Time OutPhil de SemlyenMar 14, 2024
It’s wonderfully creepy and unnervingly familiar, like Alan Partridge by way of The Exorcist. If that doesn’t automatically enter it into the pantheon of classic midnight movies, I don’t know what does. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleTrace SauveurMar 21, 2024
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. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonMar 20, 2024
This is an irresistible throwback to not only old-school horror, but old-school television. Read full review
75
ColliderChase HutchinsonMar 17, 2023
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. Read full review
74
Paste MagazineJacob OllerMar 18, 2024
Thanks to its commitment to the ‘70s made-for-TV bit, ever-escalating stakes and nervously swaggering lead performance, the ratings ploy from Hell finds substance inside its shtick. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis HarveyMar 29, 2023
Though not quite a slam-dunk — its sum impact is more pleasingly ingenious than indelible — Late Night With the Devil definitely reps a personal best for the Cairnses. Read full review
70
SlashfilmMatt DonatoMar 17, 2023
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. Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMar 22, 2024
Late Night with the Devil fails to deliver an ending as fresh as the rest of the movie. The fact that you’ll see it coming makes it less fun but sure as hell doesn’t make it less honest. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 21, 2024
They’ve tapped into a fun angle to visit the “Devil, real or unreal” thriller genre, a “master tape” that comes close enough to broadcast standards to pass muster, and goes over-the-top enough to be fun enough to recommend. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriMar 28, 2024
The cast makes Late Night With the Devil more than watchable, but they also raise our hopes for something better. While the talk-show approach makes perfect structural and narrative sense, it also drains the film of suspense, as we pretty much know where everything is going. Read full review
60
The GuardianPhil HoadMar 18, 2024
The directors and Dastmalchian – high on his own bogus gravitas – have fun with a fresh premise that reminds us that light entertainment is the anteroom of hell. Read full review
58
The PlaylistBrian FarvourMar 22, 2024
While far from a poorly-made effort, Late Night with the Devil tries to take on too much and only slightly hovers above average in this regard. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzMar 22, 2024
It's richly imagined, and you can tell everyone had fun immersing themselves in this strange and often disturbing world. Read full review
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