The Long Night | |
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Directed by | Rich Ragsdale [1] |
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Cinematography | Pierluigi Malavasi |
Edited by | Jay Gartland |
Music by | Sherri Chung [2] |
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Distributed by | Well Go USA Entertainment |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Long Night (also known as The Coven) is a 2022 American horror film written by Robert Sheppe and Mark Young and directed Rich Ragsdale. It stars Scout Taylor-Compton, Nolan Gerard Funk, Jeff Fahey, Deborah Kara Unger. The film is about a couple whose quiet weekend takes a bizarre turn when a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader come to fulfill an apocalyptic prophesy. [3] [4]
While searching for the parents she's never known, New York transplant Grace returns to her childhood southern stomping grounds with her boyfriend Jack, to investigate a promising lead on her family's whereabouts. Upon arrival, the couple's weekend takes a bizarre, terrifying turn as a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader terrorize the pair en-route to fulfilling a twisted ancient apocalyptic prophecy.
It was released on February 4, 2022. [5]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 35% of 26 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10. [6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 44 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [7]
Nadir Samara of Screen Rant give the film a mixed review and wrote:
"When one thinks The Long Night is walking in circles, it breaks off from the beaten path just in time to give viewers exactly the movie that was sold." [8]
Richard Whittaker of The Austin Chronicle give the film a positive review and wrote:
"The Long Night may not be revolutionary, it's definitely got its own dark magic." [9]
Peter Sobczynski of RogerEbert.com give the film a 1 and half star and wrote:
"The Long Night wants to create a sense of encroaching fear and unease in viewers but cannot inspire much of anything other than boredom and apathy. " [10]
Michael Pementel of Bloody Disgusting give the film a mixed to positive review and wrote:
The Long Night still makes for a worthy watch. With its stellar atmosphere, grim violence, and chilling tone, The Long Night evokes a spell that’ll lure viewers into a gripping experience. [11]
The Long Night | |
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Directed by | Rich Ragsdale [1] |
Written by |
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Produced by |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Pierluigi Malavasi |
Edited by | Jay Gartland |
Music by | Sherri Chung [2] |
Production companies |
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Distributed by | Well Go USA Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Long Night (also known as The Coven) is a 2022 American horror film written by Robert Sheppe and Mark Young and directed Rich Ragsdale. It stars Scout Taylor-Compton, Nolan Gerard Funk, Jeff Fahey, Deborah Kara Unger. The film is about a couple whose quiet weekend takes a bizarre turn when a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader come to fulfill an apocalyptic prophesy. [3] [4]
While searching for the parents she's never known, New York transplant Grace returns to her childhood southern stomping grounds with her boyfriend Jack, to investigate a promising lead on her family's whereabouts. Upon arrival, the couple's weekend takes a bizarre, terrifying turn as a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader terrorize the pair en-route to fulfilling a twisted ancient apocalyptic prophecy.
It was released on February 4, 2022. [5]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 35% of 26 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10. [6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 44 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [7]
Nadir Samara of Screen Rant give the film a mixed review and wrote:
"When one thinks The Long Night is walking in circles, it breaks off from the beaten path just in time to give viewers exactly the movie that was sold." [8]
Richard Whittaker of The Austin Chronicle give the film a positive review and wrote:
"The Long Night may not be revolutionary, it's definitely got its own dark magic." [9]
Peter Sobczynski of RogerEbert.com give the film a 1 and half star and wrote:
"The Long Night wants to create a sense of encroaching fear and unease in viewers but cannot inspire much of anything other than boredom and apathy. " [10]
Michael Pementel of Bloody Disgusting give the film a mixed to positive review and wrote:
The Long Night still makes for a worthy watch. With its stellar atmosphere, grim violence, and chilling tone, The Long Night evokes a spell that’ll lure viewers into a gripping experience. [11]