Spotlight DVD REVIEW Now streaming and online: 'Late Night with the Devil' makes staying up scary BRUCE R. MILLER Aug 31, 2024 Aug 31, 2024 Updated Jan 21, 2026 0 × BRUCE R. MILLER Movie critic Bruce Miller says "Late Night With the Devil" toys with its audience and plays out much like an old-school talk show. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Uri Geller was a “Tonight Show” favorite back in the 1970s. He supposedly bent spoons with his mind – and fascinated the audience.kAm%@52J[ H6 <?@H E92E 5:5?’E C62==J H@C<] qFE :? E96 ‘f_D[ >6?E2=:DED[ >28:4:2?D 2?5 6I@C4:DED H6C6 C68F=2C =2E6\?:89E G:D:E@CD]k^AmkAm&D:?8 A=6?EJ @7 %' E649?:BF6D 7C@> E96 6C2 W2?5 C676C6?4:?8 7:=>D E92E H6C6 3:8 2E E96 E:>6X[ 5:C64E@CD r@=:? 2?5 r2>6C@? r2:C?6D 5@ 2 8C62E ;@3 @7 4@?;FC:?8 >@C6 E92? ;FDE E96 56G:= :? “{2E6 }:89E H:E9 E96 s6G:=]”k^Am Jack Delroy (David Dastmachian) hosts a girl who supposedly was possessed in "Late Night with the Devil." 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Movies in a Minute: "Late Night With the Devil" Movie critic Bruce Miller says "Late Night With the Devil" toys with its audience and plays out much like an old-school talk show.
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