Ryan Oquiza

Part of what makes Wednesday special as a show, aside from the quirky macabre aesthetics and viral dance moments, is its colorful cast of Nevermore Academy students. Outcasts, as they are called, are made up of werewolves, vampires, sirens, gorgons, and other similar freaks and monsters. Following fantasy Young Adult (YA) tradition, the supernatural students orbiting Wednesday Addams and her best friend Enid Sinclair fuel romantic entanglements and magical trouble.

This review is spoiler-free. “Bewitched” is how I would describe my feelings about the latest Marvel Disney Plus show centered on a WandaVision villain whose iconic theme song, brought to you by the Frozen songwriters, has found its way into the title. Sometimes we forget how big the former show was in 2021 — a sitcom-mystery-superhero-drama delight that more often than not delivered on its promise of solidifying the Scarlet Witch and beckoning a new era of superheroes post-Endgame.

★½ Something feels awfully wrong about this movie. It cannot seem to strike a balance between authenticity and style. It comes off like a concept film that is afraid to let its 1970s period piece simulate itself without denying itself a sappy arc or story. What is it that 'Late Night with the Devil' truly wants to achieve? Replicate television? Be a stage play? A character drama? An exorcism film? In each aspect, the film is unbearably one-note and unpolished.