The "cheap" special effects were probably done on purpose to give that period feel. To mimic the special effects that were only achievable back in the 70s.
Someone tell shudder to open their movies where peiple love horror the most: mexico and brazil. Im in mexico now and theres no showing of this. Had to watch dune 2 again to full Imax theater on wednesday. Only the dune imax is selling out in mexico other dune showings are rather empty but unknwon horror movies are getting some decent showings. This movie can get a lot of success in Latinamerica
I feel like this movie was so great because they didn’t say “let’s make a scary movie” They said let’s make an experience. When I was watching I felt like I was part of the audience, like I wanted to cheer along and clap. And I haven’t stopped thinking about the movie since I’ve seen it.
I felt the same way, there were actually times during the movie where I caught myself holding my breath and gasping with the audience, it was what watching a good horror movie is supposed to be like
I watched Late Night With The Devil last night with my roommate, and I still the feel the same way now, that I can't stop thinking how good the movie was.
Saw this in a pretty packed theater but the creepy factor for me was watching a TV show where I didnt have the power to change the channel from the impeding doom.
I like when an underrated actor who is always typecast as a side character, finally takes the leading role in a film and receives critical acclaim. The movie looks really good. The trailer reminded me of "The House of the Devil". Love letters to the 70s horror cinema.
This is my favorite horror film since Barbarian. The concept was so ingeniously handled, and I absolutely loved the idea of a found footage film in a tv format.
Barbarian was straight up bad. I had a dinner party and afterwards we went to go watch Barbarian before going to the casino. We checked out 70% of the way through and all left. Not sure why people enjoyed Barbarian. Malignant was 100x better.
Barbarian is full of clever ideas but is uneven. And not scary at all. Midsommar is scary heredetary is scary, smile , get out... Is okay trying to do something new to horror genre but if your audience doesnt get scared whats the point?
Might as well parrot what I'm sure everyone else will be saying. I've seen many interviews with David Dastmalchian and those who interviewed him has said he is genuinely very down to earth and a nice guy. For an actor who looks very "unconventional" who doesn't always get lead roles, it's awesome he finally got one.
This is reminding me of a programme in the UK in the 1990s called ‘Ghostwatch’. It portrayed a ‘live’ show of a haunting at a house, where a team went to investigate and all hell broke loose. Though it was made to entertain for Halloween, it caused some controversy, as some folk actually believed it. Ryan Hollinger on TH-cam summarises this well if you want to know more about it.
Saw this movie last year at SXSW. Happy to see it finally released and getting a positive response from critics and audiences. David Dastmalchian nails the leading role, and hopefully, he gets more in the future. Full Price.
Who cares for critics? They test during screenibgs and write generic, shallow, biased reviews. The only time DT seemed to have done that ij the 10 years i have watched them is with one love. Seemed to me they werent paying attention.
This would make a great triple feature with “WNUF Halloween Special” & “Out There Halloween Mega Tape”, each found footage tv Halloween specials from the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s
This might be one of the least scary horror movies I've seen, but it's also one of the most entertaining. No fight/flight response triggered, just a slowly increasing sense of dread. It lingers for a while after you watch it. Instant classic.
I hear ya. Personally, I think 'scary' is very subjective. Some folks go for jump scares and define that as scary. I personally think jump scares are the cheapest form of scare tactic. I want to feel creeped out, held in high suspense of impending doom, and want a good payoff. If a movie delivers that, I feel it succeeded in being good horror. This movie did that, it kept me intrigued, and is still good upon second watch. The points you mentioned are exactly why I would classify this movie as a good horror movie. Gore works, if it's needed to emphasize a different shock in a scene. By itself, it's not meant to initiate dread, but shock alone. That isn't scary, that's shocking for the sake of being shocking. I believe Late Night With the Devil will be a classic and is a great watch on a dark and spooky night. It's a great Halloween season movie for sure and an instant classic for that time of the year.
This movie is a reminder how movies used to be, 90min, straight to the point, no obvious sequel bait, no cinematic universe, franchise building, entertaining throughout. Only didn't like the ending that much, thought it may go in a more original direction, but really a fun watch.
I saw this last night, and I don't think that the black and white scenes were meant to be viewed as part of the found-footage. (SPOILERS) None of what was happening in Jack's head, all leading up to him believing he was stabbing his wife, only to realize he was stabbing Lily, was part of the found-footage aspect of the movie. It's easy to believe that the scenes happening during commercial break weren't either. They were all having conversations that they definitely wouldn't be having if they knew they were being filmed. Jack was the host and would have known where all of the cameras were.
Not only there, u can see her throughout the whole movie, even at the beginning when they show him standing backstage there's a TV next to him displaying what the camera is filming and she is next to him in the TV, also when they all can see her in the video and the camera goes back to him u can see her hand on his shoulder
I think the big issue with the ai art thing IS that it was hard to tell. They used someone to touch up the images after generating them but in that same vein, why not just commission a new piece from an artist? It's already a weird point in history where machines are making art and poetry while we're doing the hard/difficult and backbreaking things
I 100% agree with what Korey said about the difference with this movie and other possession movies. You can have the same tropes in those movies but this movie knows how to make it good and original. And yes it didn’t need any jump scares which makes it even creepier like the exorcist. Good film
I don't know about you but if I go on a live late night show and even if I pay lots of money for a front row seat, as soon as they say they want to summon a demon, I will become a new flash and be out of that building in record time.
Ghostwatch worked a little better than this movie for me because of that feeling of true immersion, no breaks in the episode and not to mention having real BBC presenters. However, I still love this movie. It's so entertaining.
Easily one of the best horror movies of the year. this one's going to be making A LOT of top 10 lists. I think the difference was primarily in david dastmachian's incredible performance. the story wasn't all that unique. it was goofy and similar to so many others... but yeah, the performances were just great, the atmosphere was thick, the stage looked great, the aesthetic was perfect, the way it was shot aided in a lot of the creep factor. Yeah, this was an outstanding movie.
I just picked up on the part that she knows which camera to look at when she probably shouldn’t know that when you said it. Great catch. Definitely adds to the creep factor
Right. Those are simply expository scenes for the viewer of the movie. The behind the scenes stuff mainly centers around the beginning background information that leads into the initial taping of the Night Owls Halloween Special. I do, however, feel the B&W parts could have been part of the behind the scenes stuff if they would have made these scenes work as though filmed by backstage surveillance cameras. This could easily have been done, provided closed captioning is put in to better make out what is being said (because the recordings would have been poor quality, along with the minimal quality sound). Done like this, the B&W scenes would have totally worked. That said, as it was presented works, and I was enthralled during these scenes as I knew they would be short (commercial breaks) and would provide context for what would be seen next.
The problem with AI is not that its AI art, its that it takes artists works without permissions and people profit off it. Imagine if the announcer in this movie used an AI voice trained on all the audio recordings from this youtube channel and made to sound like the hosts, and they are not paid or even attributed. See the problem?
Yeah lots of okaying from them just cause they like the film while they call out say marvel invasion using ai. Did you think the film was as mind blowing as they said?
I don't believe the behind the scenes are meant to be found footage. The change to black and white and the change of aspect ratio are meant to show that.
It was just like that episode. Korey likely watches less shows cartoon wise. It’s why I think turning games or anime to film can work. Unique ideas there if you never saw it or experienced it. Look how people love fallout.
It’s troubling to hear these guys dismiss the point about the AI factor. Where it’s used doesn’t matter. It’s the use of it at all that’s the problem. Especially in a little movie like this where people trying to break through into the industry would normally get their start. AI is getting better and better and it freaks me out!
The black and white parts were NOT found footage, those parts are the behind the scenes, fly on the wall stuff that nobody sees but the movie audience.
i would have to say "yes and no" to what you said. Yes, they are NOT part of the found footage. Yes, they are meant to provide exposition to the movie audience and are filmed "fly on the wall" style. But NO, they are not behind the scenes. The narrator, at the beginning states what follows is made of found footage of the last taping and behind the scenes footage. I feel the behind the scenes footage is what is presented as "Jack's introductory story, with the Bohemian Grove stuff, and the footage of him reacting to his wife's death, as filmed by news reporters".
i havent seen this movie yet, but the trailer reminded me of a great underrated british movie called Ghostwatch. I also has a very interresting backstory.
When it comes to the AI art, it being noticeable or not isn't the problem, it's the fact that that could have been a real artist's job to make those pieces.
Just wait till you find out about Phil Tippett who's stop motion work got replaced by CG in Jurassic park ( Also they actually did have an artist that came in and manipulated the generated images so that argument is pretty much void)
But who said it displaced actual human jobs? People need to really get clarity on the matter. The three images used in the film were created by humans. AI was use to further render those HUMAN CREATED images. And those images were only used in screen transitions. No one is in danger of losing their jobs. Part of the recent writers strike was concerns about AI and job security and agreements were made. So job loss at this point is not going to be an issue.
Very 1st I’ve seen of you dudes And DAMN good review! Not just cause “I agree”-no no no-cause of the reasoning, the articulation, careful thought into what works/doesn’t-what’s layed out/new-etc Just great explanations on the “why” Easily subbed-appreciate yall & need to check out your other reviews (This film did get to me, holy hell. “Thought” I already knew what I was getting into; by the 3rd act I was getting chills Type of film that stays in your head LONG after watching-so good! I don’t want AI in movies either, but…3 still images that you can miss if you blink? PLEASE people
@Harry64278 BTS = behind the scenes; but if you ask my daughter, it's a very popular K-Pop band. However, in this case, it stands for behind the scenes.
I loved The Devil Late at Night. I highly recommend the British TV show "Inside No. 9." It has an episode-by-episode format, with each story being a bizarre and hilarious surprise. The Lee Mack episode, "3 by 3," has a particularly fun premise, reminding me a bit of this movie.
The ai art is not even noticable. I was too busy paying attention to other stuff to even care about it. Don't let that stop trust me. It is definitely worth a watch and a re-watch.
that's the best way to view a movie. Look at original movie trailers from the 80's. They gave simple premise, and nothing more. You wanted to know more...then go watch the movie in a theater. Full trailers then were equivalent to teaser trailers now. Nowadays, full trailers give all the points of the movie and leave with only the last 15 - 30 minutes to know what will happen. It's sad, actually. So this movie catching people off guard is a breath of fresh air. I'm hopeful other movies come out like that. The First Omen is another movie that had minimal exposure prior to release, and it is quite good as well.
So damn happy to see the mad love for this film and for Dastmalchain to dominate the cinema. Well deserved. This was a beautiful love letter to my childhood growing up in the Satanic 70's where the devil could pop up on any talk show or In Search Of episode.
I do agree that the black and white scenes do hinder the found footage angle, but at the same time i do think the serve the story immensely. I just think they could have took some inspired elements from even modern depictions of analog horror args in the cinematography, like make it look more natural in the way these bits of information are recorded, like from a distance and the audio is picking up conversation from afar, or they could have hidden just a little more of the behind the scenes if they really wanted to commit to the found footage angle.
I cannot in good concious say What made this a fun watch for me is the entire 70s late night Show motif they nailed everything about it. Brilliant idea and to make it a found footage movie makes it better Is the B&W scenes part of found footage? Cause they are full 16:9 wide and the opening narration Ironside says what we are watching are the unedited raw tape
Black people reviewing horror movies?! Oh the algorithm was on my side today, instant subscribe! I’ve rewatched this film at least 4x since seeing it in theaters and now I’m bout to watch it again after this review 🎉
I'm so happy this movie worked out. I got sick and tired of the possession genre a long time ago and this movie is gonna get me back on that train. Thanks.
The mistake folks keep making is calling this "found footage". It's analog horror, and if you're not familiar with what that is, you need to spend some time on TH-cam to figure it out. It's a great genre, and I am really enjoying watching it start to get into movies on a larger scale.
Nah. It never clicked for me. The performances were all off. Literally all of them. It was all winky, hammy acting in a found footage/period piece that needed realistic performances to ground it. Maybe it's because they were all Australians trying to do American accents? I don't know, weren't most of them? I guess that's the tone the director was going for. Didn't work. The one thing I did appreciate is when it went all Ken Russell, Altered States, The Fury, Poltergeist at the end with pretty special fx coming out of the girl's head. At least that was different than all the shitty possession movies from the past 25 years. But it didn't go hard enough. It should have been more surreal, bloodier, more extreme with the mayhem on set and the editing of the dreamlike Hellscape. The wife's horrible cancer performance and stupid, rosy, bald-with-veins makeup job?Took me right out of feeling any sense of horror or dread or morbid, poetic satisfaction. It sucks more the more I think of it.
I kinda agree. The behind the scenes black and white should've been shot in the same aspect ratio and been even more grainy yet still in black and white.
Finally watched it online for free The film takes its sweet time to draw the line between staged and real ruthless ambition The real horror surrounds this tv show host Jack with losing his popularity doing anything to make it last It's technical presentation is impressive being shot in full frame format along with old tv resolution The last half with the possessed girl is the best bit and they manage to make late night television truly terrifying A wonderful blend of old school 1970s film techniques, satire in the talk show business, and horrific special effects Plenty of things surrounding egomania, grief, and terror David Dastmalchian gives a very unnerving performance switching from proud to confident to downright befuddled and frightened The ending may serve as frustrating for most but oh boy does this one leave an impression for the genre @26:50😂😂😂
Problem with AI art is that it screws over artists. But I think if we're not going to get legislation regulating it then artists and graphic designers will need to figure out a way to use it as a tool rather than fight it, tbh.
Yeah it’s not about it being noticable or not. This is turning into the elitist cgi vs pratical debate where they cry about not perfect cgi while not noticing things like cgi to turn grass green in films. When you’re not looking for it it’s not a problem. Reminds me of people crying that chainsawman should be all 2d and not understanding that shots they though were cgi where 2d sometimes so why bother wasting time drawing a chain moving every frame. People just complain. 😂like I am 😢😅
I think it would have been nice to play back what happened after Lily splits open and actually show Jack had killed everyone because the devil had hypnotized 😵💫 the audience (us included) Could have done that during or after the credits…. Seemed implied to me and my kid. We saw it a couple days ago. Thoughts?
@@erniewyles8832 I’m with you however I have yet to find many peeps thinking that he did the killing versus the spectacle of the devil in the young girl and every thing going haywire
@@ScooterScudieri he did do the killing. All the info to imply that is presented. Lily was the only one that survived the cult. Jack was in the occult via the Bohemian Grove and Great Owl worshipping. Lily/demon references meeting with him again, since having met with him in the tall trees (grove). The demon was coming to collect on the one person who got away...Lily. He used Jack and his insecurities as a vessel to obtain Lily, while at the same time collecting Jack, who used his wife's sacrifice to Abraxis to become famous. So Abraxis used Lily to show himself to the world, and used Lily to kill people around him on the show, and used Jack to kill Lily and pay back with his soul for his 15 minutes of fame.
It literally states that the episode was planned to be a big comeback and that what you see is the master tape AND behind the scenes footage from the team. It wasn't an oversight.
The music is actually amazing to me. It was just different and the pacing was well done. I love the style of music played during the show just like in real life. The whole environment they created made it feel safe (like those shows used to make me feel) then a sense of dread. But not a fearful dread, a sad kind of dread.
When you said Tales from the Darkside, I was sold. My dad watched that when I was a kid and it scared me. Hated the music. So this is a movie I will be seeing today.
Theres a UK anthology Series called Inside No.9, and this movie felt like a long episode of that, but not a good one...(there is a pretty good episode called 3x3 which is quite similar in theme)... The movie had a fantastic premise, period design and pastiche of the 70s chat shows, and the lead actor did a very good job, but it was neither funny nor creepy nor scary enough... Feels like a waste of a great idea
I'm just glad to see David Dastmalchian in a leading role after playing supporting characters in his career.
I think my first time seeing him was in a gum or phone ad
Honestly he was the best part of the movie. I’m lukewarm on it overall, and the ending didn’t quite stick for me, but David was great, no doubt.
Yep, absolutely! So glad to see him get a shot at a true lead.. and glad to see him own it.
He needs his flowers for real.. and more leading roles
So happy for him🎉
The "cheap" special effects were probably done on purpose to give that period feel. To mimic the special effects that were only achievable back in the 70s.
Exactly
That's what i believe they said they did do. 😉
True
The worms still made me skirm😂
@@greenytaddictmy jaw was wide open during that part omg
"Period Piece" - when you realize you're old enough .... that the 70's are the new 20's
Same, im old!
I mean, the 90’s or 00’s would be a period piece at this point
The minute Martin gives a horror film a Full Price, I'm sold
Martin is Father. 😂
He did that with midsommar and thats one of the best movies of the past few years
Whoa didn’t he give “The Devil Inside” a full price?
@@wilcee238 LMAO Hell No. High Rental.... but don't let the other Spillios hear that....
Definitely worth it. My favorite horror movie this year so far.
My favorite part about the little possessed girl is that the actress didn't even try to act 100% sweet at first she was already creepy out the gate!
That smile was odd.
@@A_TH-cam_Commenter The smile, the stare, the posture....as Sheryl said, that kid was scary odd right off the bat
Whole cast was really impressive. Almost impossible to tell it's a little Australian film, with pretty much everyone except David being an Aussie.
Even in the trailer she creeps me out
Someone tell shudder to open their movies where peiple love horror the most: mexico and brazil. Im in mexico now and theres no showing of this. Had to watch dune 2 again to full Imax theater on wednesday. Only the dune imax is selling out in mexico other dune showings are rather empty but unknwon horror movies are getting some decent showings. This movie can get a lot of success in Latinamerica
David's acting in Prisoners, as an abused and disturbed suspect, was wonderful. Glad to see him getting more recognition.
I feel like this movie was so great because they didn’t say “let’s make a scary movie” They said let’s make an experience. When I was watching I felt like I was part of the audience, like I wanted to cheer along and clap. And I haven’t stopped thinking about the movie since I’ve seen it.
Exactly
I felt the same way, there were actually times during the movie where I caught myself holding my breath and gasping with the audience, it was what watching a good horror movie is supposed to be like
I watched Late Night With The Devil last night with my roommate, and I still the feel the same way now, that I can't stop thinking how good the movie was.
Saw this in a pretty packed theater but the creepy factor for me was watching a TV show where I didnt have the power to change the channel from the impeding doom.
I love watching horror at
Theaters! Stupid ahudder hasnt opened internationally.
I like when an underrated actor who is always typecast as a side character, finally takes the leading role in a film and receives critical acclaim. The movie looks really good. The trailer reminded me of "The House of the Devil". Love letters to the 70s horror cinema.
This is my favorite horror film since Barbarian. The concept was so ingeniously handled, and I absolutely loved the idea of a found footage film in a tv format.
But...Barbarian was goofy trash?
Barbarian was straight up bad. I had a dinner party and afterwards we went to go watch Barbarian before going to the casino. We checked out 70% of the way through and all left. Not sure why people enjoyed Barbarian. Malignant was 100x better.
I liked, not love Barbarian . Smile was much better.
Barbarian is full of clever ideas but is uneven. And not scary at all. Midsommar is scary heredetary is scary, smile , get out... Is okay trying to do something new to horror genre but if your audience doesnt get scared whats the point?
@@parareefaelias656None of those films are scary
Might as well parrot what I'm sure everyone else will be saying. I've seen many interviews with David Dastmalchian and those who interviewed him has said he is genuinely very down to earth and a nice guy. For an actor who looks very "unconventional" who doesn't always get lead roles, it's awesome he finally got one.
Paul Dano steals all his roles 😢
@@babufits1584and barry keoughan
@@babufits1584Dano and Dastmalchian both have similar bearing.
Always laugh when ppl think they really know actors. Esp from interviews. Like..theyre ACTORS...they can make u believe that theyre anybody...
Rob Zombie has spent years trying and failing to make a movie like this.
He could never 😂 / LNWTD was fantastic.
He spent years trying and failing to make good music, too.
@@cliffrockalliance9071LOL his music iscoutdated 90's fake metal crap just like his trash try hard movies
@@cliffrockalliance9071😂
Damn 😂 @@cliffrockalliance9071
Fun fact: Before the Dark Knight David was in a Wendys. At&T. And Nintendo commercials
He was in an episode of C.S.I. about furries as well.
He also did some phorn 😂
@@ultimatesunrise Really?! I kinda want to find it. lol
He was a homeless drug addict
@@pauln5042 True, saw an interview he discussed being an addict.
This is reminding me of a programme in the UK in the 1990s called ‘Ghostwatch’.
It portrayed a ‘live’ show of a haunting at a house, where a team went to investigate and all hell broke loose.
Though it was made to entertain for Halloween, it caused some controversy, as some folk actually believed it.
Ryan Hollinger on TH-cam summarises this well if you want to know more about it.
Saw this movie last year at SXSW. Happy to see it finally released and getting a positive response from critics and audiences. David Dastmalchian nails the leading role, and hopefully, he gets more in the future. Full Price.
Who cares for critics? They test during screenibgs and write generic, shallow, biased reviews. The only time DT seemed to have done that ij the 10 years i have watched them is with one love. Seemed to me they werent paying attention.
About Lilly looking at the right camera. I think back then a red light would light up on the camera being used. Some old-man knowledge for ya .;)
This would make a great triple feature with “WNUF Halloween Special” & “Out There Halloween Mega Tape”, each found footage tv Halloween specials from the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s
This might be one of the least scary horror movies I've seen, but it's also one of the most entertaining. No fight/flight response triggered, just a slowly increasing sense of dread. It lingers for a while after you watch it. Instant classic.
I hear ya. Personally, I think 'scary' is very subjective. Some folks go for jump scares and define that as scary. I personally think jump scares are the cheapest form of scare tactic. I want to feel creeped out, held in high suspense of impending doom, and want a good payoff. If a movie delivers that, I feel it succeeded in being good horror. This movie did that, it kept me intrigued, and is still good upon second watch. The points you mentioned are exactly why I would classify this movie as a good horror movie. Gore works, if it's needed to emphasize a different shock in a scene. By itself, it's not meant to initiate dread, but shock alone. That isn't scary, that's shocking for the sake of being shocking. I believe Late Night With the Devil will be a classic and is a great watch on a dark and spooky night. It's a great Halloween season movie for sure and an instant classic for that time of the year.
I'm excited to watch it after reading this and watching double toasted
LOL! I must have been watching a different movie, we thought it was super cheesy and stupid.
This movie is a reminder how movies used to be, 90min, straight to the point, no obvious sequel bait, no cinematic universe, franchise building, entertaining throughout.
Only didn't like the ending that much, thought it may go in a more original direction, but really a fun watch.
well, now I'm curious. What did you think would happen in the end?
I saw this last night, and I don't think that the black and white scenes were meant to be viewed as part of the found-footage.
(SPOILERS) None of what was happening in Jack's head, all leading up to him believing he was stabbing his wife, only to realize he was stabbing Lily, was part of the found-footage aspect of the movie. It's easy to believe that the scenes happening during commercial break weren't either. They were all having conversations that they definitely wouldn't be having if they knew they were being filmed. Jack was the host and would have known where all of the cameras were.
Did anyone else notice Jack's wife's profile in the black mirror on the table when the drinking glasses shatter? I just noticed that. 🧐🤔😯
I just watched this last night and I definitely caught that too
Not only there, u can see her throughout the whole movie, even at the beginning when they show him standing backstage there's a TV next to him displaying what the camera is filming and she is next to him in the TV, also when they all can see her in the video and the camera goes back to him u can see her hand on his shoulder
I was going to wait for the Shudder stream next month... but they extended the run at my local theater, so I'm seeing it on Saturday. Really excited.
I will never understand the point of streaming horror. Im safe at home, surrounded by sttangers in a dark theater feeling their fear enhaces mine
@@parareefaelias656 Maybe because horror fans can't always afford the time and money to watch every horror in theaters?
There's just something different and loveable about this one. Wondering if Carmichael hypnotized us all. hehe
Guys! 25:18 His wife is inside the crystal ball !! I missed that on the 1st viewing, did you?
I think the big issue with the ai art thing IS that it was hard to tell. They used someone to touch up the images after generating them but in that same vein, why not just commission a new piece from an artist? It's already a weird point in history where machines are making art and poetry while we're doing the hard/difficult and backbreaking things
I 100% agree with what Korey said about the difference with this movie and other possession movies. You can have the same tropes in those movies but this movie knows how to make it good and original. And yes it didn’t need any jump scares which makes it even creepier like the exorcist. Good film
I thought it was gone be ass but i really sat and watched the whole thing. Remind me of those fever dream videos on adultswim when i was a kid
this is very similar to the British tv special Ghost Watch which was made better by viewers not knowing it was a prank.
Yeah, especially when they reviewed the tap on air.
ai art or not this movie is a better than sex for me. i absolutely loved this movie
What do you give it from 0 to 10?
I don't know about you but if I go on a live late night show and even if I pay lots of money for a front row seat, as soon as they say they want to summon a demon, I will become a new flash and be out of that building in record time.
Ghostwatch is pretty good as well.
I was gonna say, this movie reminded me a lot of Ghostwatch. It has such a unique take to it that no other horror movies are doing these days.
I love that movie. I have horror posters framed in my downstairs living room and that ones up there. It's so darn good!!
Ghostwatch worked a little better than this movie for me because of that feeling of true immersion, no breaks in the episode and not to mention having real BBC presenters. However, I still love this movie. It's so entertaining.
@@a_Cynthia_Main Ghostwatch is amazing. Going back and seeing all the times the ghost was visible creeped me right the fuck out.
Easily one of the best horror movies of the year. this one's going to be making A LOT of top 10 lists. I think the difference was primarily in david dastmachian's incredible performance. the story wasn't all that unique. it was goofy and similar to so many others... but yeah, the performances were just great, the atmosphere was thick, the stage looked great, the aesthetic was perfect, the way it was shot aided in a lot of the creep factor. Yeah, this was an outstanding movie.
When Ian put that red velvet jacket on, it was like HE is the devil...
David also had a short cameo in a film called The Domestics that's so under the radar and deserves more attention.
Martin without his fedora is so odd to see lol
The gangsta cap suits him.
This is just Martins biker outfit vs his usable pimp outfits
@@ItsJustCartier looks old gangsta to me
Martin cooked up 😂 6:30
I just picked up on the part that she knows which camera to look at when she probably shouldn’t know that when you said it. Great catch. Definitely adds to the creep factor
Some good normal Dastmalchian roles are 'a teacher' and 'all creatures here below' where he is the main lead.
spoiler
i loved how carmichael, the skeptic, fell to his knees and knew exactly who the demon was and begged for mercy hahaha
A mixture of analog, nostalgia, body, & occult horror all rolled up in one 👍
Yes you hit the nail. I would also add found footage. You just made me realize why i like it. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it
The B&W parts are not found footage. It's the off the air events that took place.
Right. Those are simply expository scenes for the viewer of the movie. The behind the scenes stuff mainly centers around the beginning background information that leads into the initial taping of the Night Owls Halloween Special. I do, however, feel the B&W parts could have been part of the behind the scenes stuff if they would have made these scenes work as though filmed by backstage surveillance cameras. This could easily have been done, provided closed captioning is put in to better make out what is being said (because the recordings would have been poor quality, along with the minimal quality sound). Done like this, the B&W scenes would have totally worked. That said, as it was presented works, and I was enthralled during these scenes as I knew they would be short (commercial breaks) and would provide context for what would be seen next.
The problem with AI is not that its AI art, its that it takes artists works without permissions and people profit off it. Imagine if the announcer in this movie used an AI voice trained on all the audio recordings from this youtube channel and made to sound like the hosts, and they are not paid or even attributed. See the problem?
Yeah lots of okaying from them just cause they like the film while they call out say marvel invasion using ai. Did you think the film was as mind blowing as they said?
That ending had me saying "WTF" for 5 minutes
He was in his own personal hell. He is doomed to host that show forever with all that evil around him.
Everything about Korey’s comments screamed “full price” to me lol
So Faust on a TV set. I like it. Sounds like a script from BBC2's 'Inside No.9'.
I don't believe the behind the scenes are meant to be found footage. The change to black and white and the change of aspect ratio are meant to show that.
Saw this 2 nights ago. It was awesome. It was helped by the fact I saw it at midnight in a cinema with around 8 ppl in.
Perfect setting.
@@ShaneyBright I agree
I wish it was in theaters abroad.
Saw it 2 days ago in an empty theater with my girlfriend. Thank god .
Just saw this last night took a 150mg edible and saw it in a theater with 7 people. Quite an experience.
When Korey said "bear movie", for some reason, I thought he meant cocaine bear.
Ditto lol 🐻
The premise reminds me of a mob psycho 100 episode. A medium goes on a live TV show and tries to perform an exorcism to prove his legitimacy.
It was just like that episode. Korey likely watches less shows cartoon wise. It’s why I think turning games or anime to film can work. Unique ideas there if you never saw it or experienced it. Look how people love fallout.
The editing and pacing for the film was perfect it didn’t overstay its welcome and it maximized the tension of the individual moments
It’s troubling to hear these guys dismiss the point about the AI factor. Where it’s used doesn’t matter. It’s the use of it at all that’s the problem. Especially in a little movie like this where people trying to break through into the industry would normally get their start. AI is getting better and better and it freaks me out!
The black and white parts were NOT found footage, those parts are the behind the scenes, fly on the wall stuff that nobody sees but the movie audience.
i would have to say "yes and no" to what you said. Yes, they are NOT part of the found footage. Yes, they are meant to provide exposition to the movie audience and are filmed "fly on the wall" style. But NO, they are not behind the scenes. The narrator, at the beginning states what follows is made of found footage of the last taping and behind the scenes footage. I feel the behind the scenes footage is what is presented as "Jack's introductory story, with the Bohemian Grove stuff, and the footage of him reacting to his wife's death, as filmed by news reporters".
i havent seen this movie yet, but the trailer reminded me of a great underrated british movie called Ghostwatch. I also has a very interresting backstory.
When it comes to the AI art, it being noticeable or not isn't the problem, it's the fact that that could have been a real artist's job to make those pieces.
They know, man. It’s just not going to be a bigger problem in the long run.
Just wait till you find out about Phil Tippett who's stop motion work got replaced by CG in Jurassic park ( Also they actually did have an artist that came in and manipulated the generated images so that argument is pretty much void)
@@SuperBC64 I'm not personally upset about it, I'm just stating why other peeps are.
But who said it displaced actual human jobs? People need to really get clarity on the matter. The three images used in the film were created by humans. AI was use to further render those HUMAN CREATED images. And those images were only used in screen transitions.
No one is in danger of losing their jobs. Part of the recent writers strike was concerns about AI and job security and agreements were made. So job loss at this point is not going to be an issue.
@@HervinbalfourYet.
Very 1st I’ve seen of you dudes
And DAMN good review! Not just cause “I agree”-no no no-cause of the reasoning, the articulation, careful thought into what works/doesn’t-what’s layed out/new-etc
Just great explanations on the “why”
Easily subbed-appreciate yall & need to check out your other reviews
(This film did get to me, holy hell. “Thought” I already knew what I was getting into; by the 3rd act I was getting chills
Type of film that stays in your head LONG after watching-so good!
I don’t want AI in movies either, but…3 still images that you can miss if you blink? PLEASE people
What was the soundscape like? For this kinda movie that's my x factor for whether to see it in theaters or wait for streaming.
Very creepy and unsettling.
I say the BTS found footage parts should have been done using closed-captioned security footage. This makes sense to see it this way and would work.
@Harry64278 BTS = behind the scenes; but if you ask my daughter, it's a very popular K-Pop band. However, in this case, it stands for behind the scenes.
Great review guys. I loved this movie and just been looking up reviews for it since I've seen it and it's nothing but great things!
Just got home from seeing this. Great film, ending was bonkers. Awesome practical effects. David kills it. Really enjoyable go see it.
I loved The Devil Late at Night. I highly recommend the British TV show "Inside No. 9." It has an episode-by-episode format, with each story being a bizarre and hilarious surprise. The Lee Mack episode, "3 by 3," has a particularly fun premise, reminding me a bit of this movie.
The ai art is not even noticable. I was too busy paying attention to other stuff to even care about it. Don't let that stop trust me. It is definitely worth a watch and a re-watch.
I haven't heard of this movie, thanks for brining it to my attention DT!
It bust opened! Nobody saw it though
they lost me the second it turned into Jacob's Ladder, they went way to far into the psychological horror aspect
I never heard of this movie being out or any trailers that people talked about it's like this movie just popped out of nowhere lol
that's the best way to view a movie. Look at original movie trailers from the 80's. They gave simple premise, and nothing more. You wanted to know more...then go watch the movie in a theater. Full trailers then were equivalent to teaser trailers now. Nowadays, full trailers give all the points of the movie and leave with only the last 15 - 30 minutes to know what will happen. It's sad, actually. So this movie catching people off guard is a breath of fresh air. I'm hopeful other movies come out like that. The First Omen is another movie that had minimal exposure prior to release, and it is quite good as well.
Your banter here got you a new subscriber. Also, Late Night with the Devil is awesome!
Been waiting for this!!!
Lucky you. Some of us. Have been waiting for their twtich review of american fiction to make it to youtube. I just cant find it!
Thanks guys for a great review. Have fun in L.A. tonight!
So damn happy to see the mad love for this film and for Dastmalchain to dominate the cinema. Well deserved. This was a beautiful love letter to my childhood growing up in the Satanic 70's where the devil could pop up on any talk show or In Search Of episode.
I do agree that the black and white scenes do hinder the found footage angle, but at the same time i do think the serve the story immensely. I just think they could have took some inspired elements from even modern depictions of analog horror args in the cinematography, like make it look more natural in the way these bits of information are recorded, like from a distance and the audio is picking up conversation from afar, or they could have hidden just a little more of the behind the scenes if they really wanted to commit to the found footage angle.
I don't think the black and white scenes were the found footage. No one was recording it so it doesn't make sense.
This movie was really good until the last 10 minutes. It just went so off the rails and fell victim to the modern horror movie. It took me out of it
I loved this so much. I saw the movie twice. It is on my rotation. This is a perfect Friday and Saturday night movie.
I cannot in good concious say What made this a fun watch for me is the entire 70s late night Show motif they nailed everything about it. Brilliant idea and to make it a found footage movie makes it better
Is the B&W scenes part of found footage? Cause they are full 16:9 wide and the opening narration Ironside says what we are watching are the unedited raw tape
no, the 16:9 scenes are either expository or hallucinogenic. The found footage is anything that is letterboxed.
Corey being possessed by Nitpick Corey 😂😂
Black people reviewing horror movies?! Oh the algorithm was on my side today, instant subscribe! I’ve rewatched this film at least 4x since seeing it in theaters and now I’m bout to watch it again after this review 🎉
Welcome, these guys are pretty cool
Love ur reviews! Can't wait to see this movie!
I'm so happy this movie worked out. I got sick and tired of the possession genre a long time ago and this movie is gonna get me back on that train. Thanks.
Emily rose is the last possession movie i enjoyed... Or smile...
The mistake folks keep making is calling this "found footage". It's analog horror, and if you're not familiar with what that is, you need to spend some time on TH-cam to figure it out. It's a great genre, and I am really enjoying watching it start to get into movies on a larger scale.
9:09 huh huh, Korey said "hard on"
He diddy?
Nah. It never clicked for me. The performances were all off. Literally all of them. It was all winky, hammy acting in a found footage/period piece that needed realistic performances to ground it. Maybe it's because they were all Australians trying to do American accents? I don't know, weren't most of them? I guess that's the tone the director was going for. Didn't work. The one thing I did appreciate is when it went all Ken Russell, Altered States, The Fury, Poltergeist at the end with pretty special fx coming out of the girl's head. At least that was different than all the shitty possession movies from the past 25 years. But it didn't go hard enough. It should have been more surreal, bloodier, more extreme with the mayhem on set and the editing of the dreamlike Hellscape. The wife's horrible cancer performance and stupid, rosy, bald-with-veins makeup job?Took me right out of feeling any sense of horror or dread or morbid, poetic satisfaction. It sucks more the more I think of it.
Oh my god, thank you. I was going crazy thinking I was alone.
I kinda agree. The behind the scenes black and white should've been shot in the same aspect ratio and been even more grainy yet still in black and white.
I say it should have been presented as grainy security camera footage from security cameras strewn throughout the back stage area.
Finally watched it online for free
The film takes its sweet time to draw the line between staged and real ruthless ambition
The real horror surrounds this tv show host Jack with losing his popularity doing anything to make it last
It's technical presentation is impressive being shot in full frame format along with old tv resolution
The last half with the possessed girl is the best bit and they manage to make late night television truly terrifying
A wonderful blend of old school 1970s film techniques, satire in the talk show business, and horrific special effects
Plenty of things surrounding egomania, grief, and terror
David Dastmalchian gives a very unnerving performance switching from proud to confident to downright befuddled and frightened
The ending may serve as frustrating for most but oh boy does this one leave an impression for the genre
@26:50😂😂😂
Problem with AI art is that it screws over artists. But I think if we're not going to get legislation regulating it then artists and graphic designers will need to figure out a way to use it as a tool rather than fight it, tbh.
Well said
Yeah it’s not about it being noticable or not. This is turning into the elitist cgi vs pratical debate where they cry about not perfect cgi while not noticing things like cgi to turn grass green in films. When you’re not looking for it it’s not a problem. Reminds me of people crying that chainsawman should be all 2d and not understanding that shots they though were cgi where 2d sometimes so why bother wasting time drawing a chain moving every frame. People just complain. 😂like I am 😢😅
This movie was really cool and refreshing in its presentation. I definitely enjoyed it
I'm so happy that I found this page
I think it would have been nice to play back what happened after Lily splits open and actually show Jack had killed everyone because the devil had hypnotized 😵💫 the audience (us included) Could have done that during or after the credits…. Seemed implied to me and my kid. We saw it a couple days ago. Thoughts?
i think the implied aspect is stronger. NOt everything needs to be shown to be effective. This is the case with the ending.
@@erniewyles8832 I’m with you however I have yet to find many peeps thinking that he did the killing versus the spectacle of the devil in the young girl and every thing going haywire
@@ScooterScudieri he did do the killing. All the info to imply that is presented. Lily was the only one that survived the cult. Jack was in the occult via the Bohemian Grove and Great Owl worshipping. Lily/demon references meeting with him again, since having met with him in the tall trees (grove). The demon was coming to collect on the one person who got away...Lily. He used Jack and his insecurities as a vessel to obtain Lily, while at the same time collecting Jack, who used his wife's sacrifice to Abraxis to become famous. So Abraxis used Lily to show himself to the world, and used Lily to kill people around him on the show, and used Jack to kill Lily and pay back with his soul for his 15 minutes of fame.
I believe he was also in Dune?
It literally states that the episode was planned to be a big comeback and that what you see is the master tape AND behind the scenes footage from the team. It wasn't an oversight.
Ghostwatch meets WNUF Halloween Special
This movie made for an incredible theater experience
I loved the slow burn story that this movie churned out. It was an overall great film.
Korey’s right on the money, these types of movies absolutely belong to the Alamo and Nitehawk theaters. Bring it back for Halloween!
I’m surprised how many times I’ve watched it in just a day. The power of late night compelled me to.
The music is actually amazing to me. It was just different and the pacing was well done. I love the style of music played during the show just like in real life. The whole environment they created made it feel safe (like those shows used to make me feel) then a sense of dread. But not a fearful dread, a sad kind of dread.
Where can you watch this movie?
Theaters now, Shudder in about a month.
When you said Tales from the Darkside, I was sold. My dad watched that when I was a kid and it scared me. Hated the music. So this is a movie I will be seeing today.
i'm floored. so glad i drove 30 mins to see it
Fun hidden thing in the movie is when Mini is in the mirror while they pass it behind the scenes
Theres a UK anthology Series called Inside No.9, and this movie felt like a long episode of that, but not a good one...(there is a pretty good episode called 3x3 which is quite similar in theme)...
The movie had a fantastic premise, period design and pastiche of the 70s chat shows, and the lead actor did a very good job, but it was neither funny nor creepy nor scary enough... Feels like a waste of a great idea
The ai images happen when they talk about the cult, during the video. It was used well