October 7, 2025 • 18 mins
Coming in at number 25, 2024’s “Late Night With The Devil.” Each day in the month of October we will count you down to Halloween with our favorite, not-so-obvious guaranteed horror hits! We’ll tell you why each one made the list, what the critics say, who should watch it and who should NOT and what food/drink/atmosphere to pair it with each night…. And of course, where you can watch it.
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Speaker 1 (00:08):
Hey, there are folks. It is Tuesday, October the seventh,
and we continue on our horror hit list and on
number twenty five this movie. You don't have to take
our word from it at all, because this horror movie
has a ninety seven percent Rotten Tomato score. And with that,
(00:28):
welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ. Going through
our horror hit list, we hit number twenty five. Robes
this might be low for us, because this movie moved
up our list of favorites really really quickly.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Yes, because it was an interesting premise and it wasn't
one that I would typically assume a horror movie would
be set in a late night talk show, So it
wasn't something that I necessarily immediately said, Babe, we've got
to watch this late night with the Devil.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
But it takes a minute to even realize what you're watching,
and it is. The themes are familiar to horror movies,
but they take a totally different span.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Yes, this is a lot of fun. The genre was
so unique. It was such a well written, well acted movie.
It was all taking place truly. There were some found
footage elements to it, but basically, essentially the whole thing
takes place on stage. There's one setting throughout the whole thing,
so that's really unique and pretty cool. This was released
(01:32):
March twenty second, twenty twenty four, rated R. It's just
an hour and thirty three minutes sweet spot.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
We didn't even say what it is, say.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
T I did say, but I sneaked it in.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
I didn't make a big drum roll number twenty five
on our list Late Night with the Devil, so it's
listed as horror, mystery thriller.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
It certainly is all of the above.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
The horror doesn't come into terribly to the end. Let's
get you through what we talking about here. This movie's
been out only a little over a year. Came out
last year March twenty second. The synopsis is this. Johnny
Carson rival Jack Delroy hosts a syndicated talk show, Night
Owls that has long been a trusted companion to insomniacs
(02:18):
around the country. However, ratings for the show have plummeted
since the tragic death of Jack's beloved wife. Desperate to
turn his fortunes around, on October thirty first, nineteen seventy seven,
Jack planned a Halloween special like no other. Unaware he
was about to unleash evil into the living rooms of America.
Even that, you know what, that's kind of how the
(02:40):
movie goes.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
You're intrigued, yeah the whole time, like, hmmm, how's this
gonna go? Yes? So this actually is this doing well
at the box office? Ten million dollars domestically, five million internationally,
so fifteen million dollars total. I can't imagine the budget
on the film was that big. Again, it all takes
place on stage in one location. But the cast is amazing.
(03:01):
David das Mulchin, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss so so so
well acted. I mean it really he had that late
night talk show comedian thing down and was really great.
The directors Colin and Cameron Karen's you mentioned Rotten Tomatoes
score of ninety seven percent, audience score of eighty two percent.
So this was pretty much liked by just about everybody
(03:24):
who saw it.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
And you won't recognize the names immediately, but you will
recognize the star of the show is David das Meltchin.
Now you'll recognize him because he's been in a bunch
of stuff and every time he makes an appearance in
any movie, it's a standout performance because he's just that
good of an actor. But also he has kind of
(03:45):
a unique look to him. He has how unique look
that you won't forget. And he's been in some big
name movies. He was in the In the Dark Night movie,
but he played a smaller role as kind of a
crazy schizophrenic guy that the joker was manipulating. But he
still stood out in a small role that he had.
(04:05):
But this guy is he plays this role from the heart,
the emotion, the fear, the late night cheesy comic, he
does it all. This guy deserves more leading roles. He's
pretty incredible.
Speaker 3 (04:18):
Yeah, he is really really good.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
And you know, we put this on our list because yes,
it was well reviewed, but I think a lot of
folks who do love horror movies sometimes the really really
really high reviewed movies are very high brow, very artsy,
and this one seemed like it could be that. So
that's why I think I had and I don't know
about you, babe, but I had kind of like skipped
over it. I saw it a lot. It was like,
I don't know, I don't know, And then I am
(04:41):
so happy that we decided to watch it. And that's
why we wanted to make sure we put this on
the list because it could be one that you skipped over.
It wasn't like it didn't have a big promotion. You're
hearing about it in the box office so much.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
But you did.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
If you are looking at horror movies and you're looking
through the streaming services, you might be like, what is
I don't get it.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
It won't it won't. His name won't jump out, his
face won't necessarily jump out, the movie art won't jump out.
You can't really tell what's going to happen, and even
we're gonna tell you a little more than just the synopsis.
It's not a secret they're trying to hide. But even
the synopsis and how the movie goes along, you can't
quite figure out what's happening, what's real, what's not, where
(05:21):
we're going, or even what type of horror movie. And
then all hell breaks leave.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
That's all hell breaks loose. Actually, so the critic consensus.
I like the way they wrote this. This is they
collected all the different critics opinions. Delightfully dark, Late Night
with the Devil proves Possession horror isn't played out and
serves as an outstanding showcase for David des Melchin so
they even mention him in the critics consensus because his
(05:46):
performance again was so good, but they.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Let you know they're in the in the that critic consensus,
this is a possession horror movie. Now for some weren't
you talking about Some people deal with supernatural better than
they do than those Slasher correct and through the woods.
Sometimes these are creepier for us.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
It depends on where your belief system lies. You know, yes,
of course you could always be hunted down by a
masked stranger in the night. But if you also believe
the devil is real, there are no locks for the devil,
and this one is scary and it apparently doesn't care
where you are or if cameras are rolling in this film,
So it's really really entertaining, but spooky and creepy and
(06:29):
keeps you guessing all at the same time.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
Other critic review this is one I had to actually
struggle to find people that had negative things to say
about this movie, because certainly on Rotten Tomatoes, the critics
overwhelmingly love it. There was one in here I want
because they put it better Robes than I could actually
put it. In their description an original and disturbing horror film,
that takes the found footage formula to new ground, showing
(06:55):
us how the excessive ambition for success can become an
unstoppable evil. I thought that was an interesting way should
put it. I didn't take it that deep necessarily, but
that is ambition and winning at all costs kind of
is really the foundation.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Of the movie, right that whole don't make a Deal
with the Devil. It kind of plays out in this
film in unexpected ways when you least suspect it what happened.
I liked this one too, very similar to the fact
that it pushed a genre to a new level or
to a new place, which was really cool.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
It's hard to do.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
There are so many horror movies coming out, this critic said,
Late Night with the Devil evolves the legacy of the
horror classics before it, pushing the genre to exciting new heights,
as well as elevating David Dustmlchin to the leading man's status.
Speaker 3 (07:42):
He more than deserves. See they agree with what you
just said, and.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
It carves its own identity from familiar materials, making a
unique space for itself in an increasingly crowded field. We
have to keep giving him credit. He is so key look,
there are great performances throughout, but.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
Man, he was he was great.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
It was almost like he was the center of the
ringleader of a circus because so much was going on
around him, and he was trying to play to so
many different audience, literally a live viewing audience. But he
had to deal with his stage manager one way, and
had to deal with his child the other way. He
had to deal with his producer another way, all the
while trying to make an incredible television show and keep
(08:22):
his job. He juggled this thing really really well.
Speaker 3 (08:27):
Should we read the one negative comment that you found?
Speaker 2 (08:30):
You know, yeah, go ahead, So this is the one
negative critic that we found that we I couldn't agree
less with this person. But they wrote Late Night with
the Devil could have been an interesting examination of power. Instead,
it is a sloppy, dull movie that refuses to commit
to its own format, aesthetic, or themes. I wonder after
(08:51):
that critic wrote that and then saw everyone else's glory,
thought oh, maybe I missed the mark, or.
Speaker 1 (08:56):
Maybe saw all of them and thought, hmm, I'm not
gonna go with group think to say this movie is dull,
that's insane, Like this critic might have fallen asleep while watching, unless.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
They maybe wanted that slasher racing heart just start to finish,
and there are those horror movies out there for you.
This one is just there's a great payoff towards the
end of the film. It is absolutely worth the wait.
If for some reason you think it's dull to begin with,
just wait because it is anything.
Speaker 1 (09:25):
But that's so hard to suggest, Like the performance is
so if even if you are watching this movie right
and you're complaining that there's no horror yet, it's still
an interesting movie to work. Yes, so it's not even
before horror comes. This is a thriller and that there
are moments where you're on the edge of your seat
waiting for what is about to happen. And I promise
(09:46):
you every time you guess, you're going to be wrong.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
Yeah, and they and it all threads together. It all
makes sense in the end. So it's so good. Why
it made our list. I feel like we've been saying
it ad nauseum, but just love the premise, love the
creativity that it all takes place at a late night
talk show where you usually at comedy and celebrities.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
Instead you get.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
The devil the guest that no one wants to attend,
and yet he shows up.
Speaker 1 (10:11):
It's also they do a really good job with the aesthetic.
It looks I don't know how they go about doing
this and shooting so it's not just hair and makeup.
It's not just the outfits. They have a man wardrobe.
Is not just redoing the set to make it look
a certain way. I don't know how they shot this
in whatever type of film. Whatever, it looks like the
whole movie looks like you're watching something from the nineteen.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
Seventies, nineteen seventy seven.
Speaker 1 (10:35):
Specific it adds to the experience all this movie. And
again the directors we name there are to some couple
of Australian siblings who do direct movies together. They don't
have a lot of credits to their name. Man, I
can't wait to see the next thing they do. I
love this movie.
Speaker 3 (10:52):
That's such a good point.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
You really almost feel like you're in a time warp,
like you time traveled to nineteen seventy seven to watch this.
That is true are It's an immersive experience. You feel
like you're there with them in a different decade. It's
really really cool. So who this four who is this
movie for? If you love demonic possession, if you love
building tension, a what's gonna happen next kind of film
(11:14):
that's eerie and scary. It doesn't have jump scares necessarily,
h but this is just a thriller and a mystery
till the end.
Speaker 1 (11:24):
The look we're used to exists. Exorcist two three, The Exorcism, Yes,
the Devil's No, The Pope's Exorcist. So all these you've
seen a plenty of demon possession movies. We have seen
more than probably anybody listening to us. We have seen
a ton of them. We love them, and we will
continue to watch them. This one showed us something we'd
(11:47):
never seen before. This one is unique. It's not just
a tired retreading this. They take something we are all
used to and do it in a totally different package.
And you are not sure what you're seeing. And I
know what you think, I know what you're thinking. You
know how this one's gonna end. You know where it's
it is?
Speaker 3 (12:06):
Actually, don't you don't?
Speaker 2 (12:07):
All right, we're gonna tell you who this movie is
not for, what you should pair it with, and we'll
give you a tease for our next movie. Recommendation. It'll
be our number twenty four in the list. So we'll
be right back and continuing now with our number twenty five.
(12:34):
Late Night with the Devil just an incredible, incredible movie
about the supernatural, about demonic possession, all happening in the
year of nineteen seventy seven on a live late night
comedy show. It is an amazing script, incredibly well performed,
and yes we told you. If you love supernatural, who done.
(12:56):
It's basically and just a twist on a possession movie.
Speaker 3 (13:01):
This is your movie.
Speaker 2 (13:02):
It is highly reviewed, well reviewed, and just a it's
entertaining to watch from start to finish.
Speaker 3 (13:09):
But who is this not for?
Speaker 2 (13:11):
Look, there are a lot of folks who like some
kind of horror movies and just stay away from the Devil.
They don't want to be around any sort of possession,
any sort of supernatural. So definitely this movie is not
for you. And I would also say if you are
watching it alone, I would probably not want to watch
this movie.
Speaker 1 (13:29):
Uh, there is a there's a creepiness factor. There are
several scenes We're gonna get away from the last one, right,
There's a there's a final closing climax scene that just
will blow your mind. But there are several big, big
scenes throughout that build up tension, and those will if
you're watching them by yourself and somebody knocks on your doors,
(13:52):
going to scare the hell out of you, saying, there's
it's too creepy, it's too You're wondering what's real, what's not?
Did they see that? Are we seeing the same thing?
It's too much of that going on that you were
sitting in a dark room. That's gonna be a problem.
Speaker 2 (14:06):
Yeah, because this is a late night movie, I would say,
you want to watch this late at night with someone
who you don't mind cuddling.
Speaker 3 (14:12):
Up next to.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
I think that's probably your best way to set the
ambiance for this movie.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
There's another we should just give a heads up. This
is not overwhelmingly and throughout has gore and violence and
that kind of thing, But the scenes that do involve
the little ick are really icky.
Speaker 3 (14:31):
That's true.
Speaker 1 (14:32):
Okay, there's a couple in the middle there, and there's
a couple of things that happened that kind of a thing,
but those do not are not long extended periods of
violence or grossness well.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
Usually anything to do with demonic possession.
Speaker 2 (14:46):
There is usually some grossness involved, and so you can
kind of imagine where that might go. So I was
thinking about what to pair this with food drink pairing,
and all I could think of was just given the
style of the movie and when and where it's set,
I was thinking like a martini, a Manhattan, some nuts
and alaves, some charcuterie. I was just getting into that
(15:08):
retro seventies feel of a late night what I would
want to eat and how that would just fit the
mood of the movie.
Speaker 1 (15:15):
Yeah, throwing your bell bottoms, your high tops and your
pick and comb out your hair. This is We're gonna
We're gonna disco it up tonight. No, I'll let you
do the food bang because you take it very seriously
and I'm going to respect how you give very good
thought to this beyond just my popcorn and a beer.
Speaker 2 (15:33):
It is fun, though, to think about when you make
an experience for a horror movie, if you know the setting,
you know the genre, to kind of tee it up
with the right food and drink.
Speaker 3 (15:42):
It is fun and.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
It is good to know. Can I watch this alone?
Should I have this with someone? You could watch this
in a group, But again you're gonna be paying so
much attention. I think it's nice to just have that
person you love to snuggle up with next to you.
Speaker 3 (15:55):
It's less of a group.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
No, it's gonna be annoying. You need people to be quiet, Yeah,
you because they have moments of tension that everybody is
going to be on their See. You don't want somebody
it's someone idiot yelled out something in a room. I'd
be upset. Yeah, because they will ruin this movie. This
is an experience this movie. Absolutely, Yeah, you get it.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
If you have a talker in the group, don't invite
them because you really really want to pay attention to
this movie. But it was I just I loved it,
and I loved how quick it was ninety three minutes.
Speaker 3 (16:23):
That's our kind of flick.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
So please, if you have a chance and you have
someone you'd like to watch a movie with late night
getting into the Hollywood hall, I can't talk Holly Halloween
spirit in a Hollywood setting.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
There you go.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
I was trying to say those two things and they
did not pairwell. But this is the movie for you.
So we hope you love Late Night with the Devil
as much as we did. We do have a little
teaser for our tomorrow's movie, number twenty four.
Speaker 3 (16:50):
Do you want to see it up?
Speaker 1 (16:53):
Yes, the we have another interesting twist on a horror
genre that's been done over and over and over and
over and over again. But again, this is one that
takes it in such an original way that you have
to see it. And we're not going to give you
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the title now, but they give away what's happening in
the movie in the title.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
It also has some really beloved actors in it.
Speaker 3 (17:22):
But it wasn't.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
Yes, but it wasn't reviewed as highly as we think
it should be. So we can't wait to bring you
that opinion about all these Well, no, Late Night for
the Devil it was. Is that the highest rated movie
I think we're putting on the list? Ninety seven percent?
Speaker 1 (17:37):
I think it might be, But again, eighty two percent
from the movie goers. That's a little one in my opinion.
Speaker 2 (17:43):
Yeah, I agree, I think it should have been one
hundred percent and one hundred percent.
Speaker 3 (17:46):
So anyway, we hope you enjoy it.
Speaker 2 (17:47):
We hope you're loving our Halloween hit list. We're going
to have more for you all the way leading up
to Halloween itself. I'm Amy Robock alongside TJ.
Speaker 3 (17:56):
Holmes.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
Thank you, as always everybody for listening.
Hey, there are folks. It is Tuesday, October the seventh,
and we continue on our horror hit list and on
number twenty five this movie. You don't have to take
our word from it at all, because this horror movie
has a ninety seven percent Rotten Tomato score. And with that,
(00:28):
welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ. Going through
our horror hit list, we hit number twenty five. Robes
this might be low for us, because this movie moved
up our list of favorites really really quickly.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Yes, because it was an interesting premise and it wasn't
one that I would typically assume a horror movie would
be set in a late night talk show, So it
wasn't something that I necessarily immediately said, Babe, we've got
to watch this late night with the Devil.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
But it takes a minute to even realize what you're watching,
and it is. The themes are familiar to horror movies,
but they take a totally different span.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Yes, this is a lot of fun. The genre was
so unique. It was such a well written, well acted movie.
It was all taking place truly. There were some found
footage elements to it, but basically, essentially the whole thing
takes place on stage. There's one setting throughout the whole thing,
so that's really unique and pretty cool. This was released
(01:32):
March twenty second, twenty twenty four, rated R. It's just
an hour and thirty three minutes sweet spot.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
We didn't even say what it is, say.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
T I did say, but I sneaked it in.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
I didn't make a big drum roll number twenty five
on our list Late Night with the Devil, so it's
listed as horror, mystery thriller.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
It certainly is all of the above.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
The horror doesn't come into terribly to the end. Let's
get you through what we talking about here. This movie's
been out only a little over a year. Came out
last year March twenty second. The synopsis is this. Johnny
Carson rival Jack Delroy hosts a syndicated talk show, Night
Owls that has long been a trusted companion to insomniacs
(02:18):
around the country. However, ratings for the show have plummeted
since the tragic death of Jack's beloved wife. Desperate to
turn his fortunes around, on October thirty first, nineteen seventy seven,
Jack planned a Halloween special like no other. Unaware he
was about to unleash evil into the living rooms of America.
Even that, you know what, that's kind of how the
(02:40):
movie goes.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
You're intrigued, yeah the whole time, like, hmmm, how's this
gonna go? Yes? So this actually is this doing well
at the box office? Ten million dollars domestically, five million internationally,
so fifteen million dollars total. I can't imagine the budget
on the film was that big. Again, it all takes
place on stage in one location. But the cast is amazing.
(03:01):
David das Mulchin, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss so so so
well acted. I mean it really he had that late
night talk show comedian thing down and was really great.
The directors Colin and Cameron Karen's you mentioned Rotten Tomatoes
score of ninety seven percent, audience score of eighty two percent.
So this was pretty much liked by just about everybody
(03:24):
who saw it.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
And you won't recognize the names immediately, but you will
recognize the star of the show is David das Meltchin.
Now you'll recognize him because he's been in a bunch
of stuff and every time he makes an appearance in
any movie, it's a standout performance because he's just that
good of an actor. But also he has kind of
(03:45):
a unique look to him. He has how unique look
that you won't forget. And he's been in some big
name movies. He was in the In the Dark Night movie,
but he played a smaller role as kind of a
crazy schizophrenic guy that the joker was manipulating. But he
still stood out in a small role that he had.
(04:05):
But this guy is he plays this role from the heart,
the emotion, the fear, the late night cheesy comic, he
does it all. This guy deserves more leading roles. He's
pretty incredible.
Speaker 3 (04:18):
Yeah, he is really really good.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
And you know, we put this on our list because yes,
it was well reviewed, but I think a lot of
folks who do love horror movies sometimes the really really
really high reviewed movies are very high brow, very artsy,
and this one seemed like it could be that. So
that's why I think I had and I don't know
about you, babe, but I had kind of like skipped
over it. I saw it a lot. It was like,
I don't know, I don't know, And then I am
(04:41):
so happy that we decided to watch it. And that's
why we wanted to make sure we put this on
the list because it could be one that you skipped over.
It wasn't like it didn't have a big promotion. You're
hearing about it in the box office so much.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
But you did.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
If you are looking at horror movies and you're looking
through the streaming services, you might be like, what is
I don't get it.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
It won't it won't. His name won't jump out, his
face won't necessarily jump out, the movie art won't jump out.
You can't really tell what's going to happen, and even
we're gonna tell you a little more than just the synopsis.
It's not a secret they're trying to hide. But even
the synopsis and how the movie goes along, you can't
quite figure out what's happening, what's real, what's not, where
(05:21):
we're going, or even what type of horror movie. And
then all hell breaks leave.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
That's all hell breaks loose. Actually, so the critic consensus.
I like the way they wrote this. This is they
collected all the different critics opinions. Delightfully dark, Late Night
with the Devil proves Possession horror isn't played out and
serves as an outstanding showcase for David des Melchin so
they even mention him in the critics consensus because his
(05:46):
performance again was so good, but they.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Let you know they're in the in the that critic consensus,
this is a possession horror movie. Now for some weren't
you talking about Some people deal with supernatural better than
they do than those Slasher correct and through the woods.
Sometimes these are creepier for us.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
It depends on where your belief system lies. You know, yes,
of course you could always be hunted down by a
masked stranger in the night. But if you also believe
the devil is real, there are no locks for the devil,
and this one is scary and it apparently doesn't care
where you are or if cameras are rolling in this film,
So it's really really entertaining, but spooky and creepy and
(06:29):
keeps you guessing all at the same time.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
Other critic review this is one I had to actually
struggle to find people that had negative things to say
about this movie, because certainly on Rotten Tomatoes, the critics
overwhelmingly love it. There was one in here I want
because they put it better Robes than I could actually
put it. In their description an original and disturbing horror film,
that takes the found footage formula to new ground, showing
(06:55):
us how the excessive ambition for success can become an
unstoppable evil. I thought that was an interesting way should
put it. I didn't take it that deep necessarily, but
that is ambition and winning at all costs kind of
is really the foundation.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Of the movie, right that whole don't make a Deal
with the Devil. It kind of plays out in this
film in unexpected ways when you least suspect it what happened.
I liked this one too, very similar to the fact
that it pushed a genre to a new level or
to a new place, which was really cool.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
It's hard to do.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
There are so many horror movies coming out, this critic said,
Late Night with the Devil evolves the legacy of the
horror classics before it, pushing the genre to exciting new heights,
as well as elevating David Dustmlchin to the leading man's status.
Speaker 3 (07:42):
He more than deserves. See they agree with what you
just said, and.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
It carves its own identity from familiar materials, making a
unique space for itself in an increasingly crowded field. We
have to keep giving him credit. He is so key look,
there are great performances throughout, but.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
Man, he was he was great.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
It was almost like he was the center of the
ringleader of a circus because so much was going on
around him, and he was trying to play to so
many different audience, literally a live viewing audience. But he
had to deal with his stage manager one way, and
had to deal with his child the other way. He
had to deal with his producer another way, all the
while trying to make an incredible television show and keep
(08:22):
his job. He juggled this thing really really well.
Speaker 3 (08:27):
Should we read the one negative comment that you found?
Speaker 2 (08:30):
You know, yeah, go ahead, So this is the one
negative critic that we found that we I couldn't agree
less with this person. But they wrote Late Night with
the Devil could have been an interesting examination of power. Instead,
it is a sloppy, dull movie that refuses to commit
to its own format, aesthetic, or themes. I wonder after
(08:51):
that critic wrote that and then saw everyone else's glory,
thought oh, maybe I missed the mark, or.
Speaker 1 (08:56):
Maybe saw all of them and thought, hmm, I'm not
gonna go with group think to say this movie is dull,
that's insane, Like this critic might have fallen asleep while watching, unless.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
They maybe wanted that slasher racing heart just start to finish,
and there are those horror movies out there for you.
This one is just there's a great payoff towards the
end of the film. It is absolutely worth the wait.
If for some reason you think it's dull to begin with,
just wait because it is anything.
Speaker 1 (09:25):
But that's so hard to suggest, Like the performance is
so if even if you are watching this movie right
and you're complaining that there's no horror yet, it's still
an interesting movie to work. Yes, so it's not even
before horror comes. This is a thriller and that there
are moments where you're on the edge of your seat
waiting for what is about to happen. And I promise
(09:46):
you every time you guess, you're going to be wrong.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
Yeah, and they and it all threads together. It all
makes sense in the end. So it's so good. Why
it made our list. I feel like we've been saying
it ad nauseum, but just love the premise, love the
creativity that it all takes place at a late night
talk show where you usually at comedy and celebrities.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
Instead you get.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
The devil the guest that no one wants to attend,
and yet he shows up.
Speaker 1 (10:11):
It's also they do a really good job with the aesthetic.
It looks I don't know how they go about doing
this and shooting so it's not just hair and makeup.
It's not just the outfits. They have a man wardrobe.
Is not just redoing the set to make it look
a certain way. I don't know how they shot this
in whatever type of film. Whatever, it looks like the
whole movie looks like you're watching something from the nineteen.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
Seventies, nineteen seventy seven.
Speaker 1 (10:35):
Specific it adds to the experience all this movie. And
again the directors we name there are to some couple
of Australian siblings who do direct movies together. They don't
have a lot of credits to their name. Man, I
can't wait to see the next thing they do. I
love this movie.
Speaker 3 (10:52):
That's such a good point.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
You really almost feel like you're in a time warp,
like you time traveled to nineteen seventy seven to watch this.
That is true are It's an immersive experience. You feel
like you're there with them in a different decade. It's
really really cool. So who this four who is this
movie for? If you love demonic possession, if you love
building tension, a what's gonna happen next kind of film
(11:14):
that's eerie and scary. It doesn't have jump scares necessarily,
h but this is just a thriller and a mystery
till the end.
Speaker 1 (11:24):
The look we're used to exists. Exorcist two three, The Exorcism, Yes,
the Devil's No, The Pope's Exorcist. So all these you've
seen a plenty of demon possession movies. We have seen
more than probably anybody listening to us. We have seen
a ton of them. We love them, and we will
continue to watch them. This one showed us something we'd
(11:47):
never seen before. This one is unique. It's not just
a tired retreading this. They take something we are all
used to and do it in a totally different package.
And you are not sure what you're seeing. And I
know what you think, I know what you're thinking. You
know how this one's gonna end. You know where it's
it is?
Speaker 3 (12:06):
Actually, don't you don't?
Speaker 2 (12:07):
All right, we're gonna tell you who this movie is
not for, what you should pair it with, and we'll
give you a tease for our next movie. Recommendation. It'll
be our number twenty four in the list. So we'll
be right back and continuing now with our number twenty five.
(12:34):
Late Night with the Devil just an incredible, incredible movie
about the supernatural, about demonic possession, all happening in the
year of nineteen seventy seven on a live late night
comedy show. It is an amazing script, incredibly well performed,
and yes we told you. If you love supernatural, who done.
(12:56):
It's basically and just a twist on a possession movie.
Speaker 3 (13:01):
This is your movie.
Speaker 2 (13:02):
It is highly reviewed, well reviewed, and just a it's
entertaining to watch from start to finish.
Speaker 3 (13:09):
But who is this not for?
Speaker 2 (13:11):
Look, there are a lot of folks who like some
kind of horror movies and just stay away from the Devil.
They don't want to be around any sort of possession,
any sort of supernatural. So definitely this movie is not
for you. And I would also say if you are
watching it alone, I would probably not want to watch
this movie.
Speaker 1 (13:29):
Uh, there is a there's a creepiness factor. There are
several scenes We're gonna get away from the last one, right,
There's a there's a final closing climax scene that just
will blow your mind. But there are several big, big
scenes throughout that build up tension, and those will if
you're watching them by yourself and somebody knocks on your doors,
(13:52):
going to scare the hell out of you, saying, there's
it's too creepy, it's too You're wondering what's real, what's not?
Did they see that? Are we seeing the same thing?
It's too much of that going on that you were
sitting in a dark room. That's gonna be a problem.
Speaker 2 (14:06):
Yeah, because this is a late night movie, I would say,
you want to watch this late at night with someone
who you don't mind cuddling.
Speaker 3 (14:12):
Up next to.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
I think that's probably your best way to set the
ambiance for this movie.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
There's another we should just give a heads up. This
is not overwhelmingly and throughout has gore and violence and
that kind of thing, But the scenes that do involve
the little ick are really icky.
Speaker 3 (14:31):
That's true.
Speaker 1 (14:32):
Okay, there's a couple in the middle there, and there's
a couple of things that happened that kind of a thing,
but those do not are not long extended periods of
violence or grossness well.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
Usually anything to do with demonic possession.
Speaker 2 (14:46):
There is usually some grossness involved, and so you can
kind of imagine where that might go. So I was
thinking about what to pair this with food drink pairing,
and all I could think of was just given the
style of the movie and when and where it's set,
I was thinking like a martini, a Manhattan, some nuts
and alaves, some charcuterie. I was just getting into that
(15:08):
retro seventies feel of a late night what I would
want to eat and how that would just fit the
mood of the movie.
Speaker 1 (15:15):
Yeah, throwing your bell bottoms, your high tops and your
pick and comb out your hair. This is We're gonna
We're gonna disco it up tonight. No, I'll let you
do the food bang because you take it very seriously
and I'm going to respect how you give very good
thought to this beyond just my popcorn and a beer.
Speaker 2 (15:33):
It is fun, though, to think about when you make
an experience for a horror movie, if you know the setting,
you know the genre, to kind of tee it up
with the right food and drink.
Speaker 3 (15:42):
It is fun and.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
It is good to know. Can I watch this alone?
Should I have this with someone? You could watch this
in a group, But again you're gonna be paying so
much attention. I think it's nice to just have that
person you love to snuggle up with next to you.
Speaker 3 (15:55):
It's less of a group.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
No, it's gonna be annoying. You need people to be quiet, Yeah,
you because they have moments of tension that everybody is
going to be on their See. You don't want somebody
it's someone idiot yelled out something in a room. I'd
be upset. Yeah, because they will ruin this movie. This
is an experience this movie. Absolutely, Yeah, you get it.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
If you have a talker in the group, don't invite
them because you really really want to pay attention to
this movie. But it was I just I loved it,
and I loved how quick it was ninety three minutes.
Speaker 3 (16:23):
That's our kind of flick.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
So please, if you have a chance and you have
someone you'd like to watch a movie with late night
getting into the Hollywood hall, I can't talk Holly Halloween
spirit in a Hollywood setting.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
There you go.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
I was trying to say those two things and they
did not pairwell. But this is the movie for you.
So we hope you love Late Night with the Devil
as much as we did. We do have a little
teaser for our tomorrow's movie, number twenty four.
Speaker 3 (16:50):
Do you want to see it up?
Speaker 1 (16:53):
Yes, the we have another interesting twist on a horror
genre that's been done over and over and over and
over and over again. But again, this is one that
takes it in such an original way that you have
to see it. And we're not going to give you
(17:14):
the title now, but they give away what's happening in
the movie in the title.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
It also has some really beloved actors in it.
Speaker 3 (17:22):
But it wasn't.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
Yes, but it wasn't reviewed as highly as we think
it should be. So we can't wait to bring you
that opinion about all these Well, no, Late Night for
the Devil it was. Is that the highest rated movie
I think we're putting on the list? Ninety seven percent?
Speaker 1 (17:37):
I think it might be, But again, eighty two percent
from the movie goers. That's a little one in my opinion.
Speaker 2 (17:43):
Yeah, I agree, I think it should have been one
hundred percent and one hundred percent.
Speaker 3 (17:46):
So anyway, we hope you enjoy it.
Speaker 2 (17:47):
We hope you're loving our Halloween hit list. We're going
to have more for you all the way leading up
to Halloween itself. I'm Amy Robock alongside TJ.
Speaker 3 (17:56):
Holmes.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
Thank you, as always everybody for listening.
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