They argue that Jack Delroy kills the girl thinking he is ending his wife’s suffering.
1. Old Ass Movie Reviews Podcast covers 2023’s Late Night with the Devil, a Hulu horror film built around a Halloween late-night broadcast.
2. Scott and Dave host the discussion, and David Dastmalchian as Jack Delroy matters because the whole film turns on his TV-host performance.
3. The episode asks whether Late Night with the Devil works as a 1970s-style horror presentation and whether its ending pays off its setup.
4. Scott says the movie opens with a long narration that sets up a “lost long-lost episode” before the talk show begins.
5. The hosts point to the 4:3 ratio, the costumes, the set dressing, and the commercial breaks as the main reasons it feels like 1970s television.
6. Dave says Hulu’s ad insertions sometimes land almost exactly where the movie cuts to commercials, and Scott notes that he watched the film without ads.
7. The hosts describe Jack Delroy as a ratings-chasing host whose show only got a bump when his dying wife appeared on it.
8. They explain that June Ross-Mitchell is a parapsychologist connected to a girl named Lily, who is tied to a cult background and a possession story.
9. Scott says the premise is that Jack wants to interview the devil on live TV, which they call a strong setup for a horror film.
10. The hosts say the movie spends a long time building toward the televised events before the actual show material starts.
11. Scott and Dave say the first minutes feel like “a lot of telling not showing,” but they accept the buildup as part of the format.
12. Dave compares the film’s gore to older practical-effects movies, including Trauma and Chopping Mall, and says the effects are intentionally old-looking.
13. Both hosts criticize the digital blood and digital vomit, saying those effects pulled them out of the film.
14. Scott reads off the cast, including Laura Gordon as June Ross-Mitchell, Ian Bliss as Carmichael Haig, Basil Hozza as Christo the Great, and Ingrid Torelli as Lily.
15. They single out Christopher Kirby as Phil, the stage-hand leader, because the character feels important even though the film does not develop him much.
16. The hosts say the last five minutes are where the movie loses them, with Dave calling the ending confusing and Scott saying it feels rushed.
17. Their tone is conversational and back-and-forth, with both men interrupting themselves, revising interpretations, and rethinking details as they talk.
18. The episode moves between plot summary, cast appreciation, and a long debate about whether the ending is ambiguity by design or a missed payoff.
19. People who like 1970s-style horror, retro TV aesthetics, and practical-effects discussion would like this episode.
20. People who want a tight spoiler-free review of the ending should skip this episode.
