Night's End

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| director = Jennifer Reeder

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| screenplay = Brett Neveu

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| starring = Geno Walker

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| distributor = Shudder

| released = {{Film date|2022|3|31}}

| runtime = 82 minutes{{cite web|last=Hamman|first=Cody|title=Night's End Review|date=April 1, 2022|website=JoBlo.com|url=https://www.joblo.com/nights-end-review/|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}

| country = United States

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Night's End is a 2022 American horror film written by Brett Neveu, directed by Jennifer Reeder and starring Geno Walker.

Plot

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A divorced and out of work man encounters a demonic force. During an exorcism, he unleashes a plague of evil upon the earth, unwittingly and via manipulation.

Cast

Release

The film premiered on Shudder on March 31, 2022.{{cite web|last=Vejvoda|first=Jim|title=Night's End: Exclusive Trailer and Poster for New Exorcism Film|date=March 3, 2022|website=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/nights-end-trailer-poster-shudder|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}

Reception

The film has a 45% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 29 reviews.{{cite web|title=Night's End|website=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nights_end|accessdate=January 15, 2024}} Peter Sobczynski of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two stars.{{cite web|last=Sobczynski|first=Peter|title=Night's End|date=March 31, 2022|website=RogerEbert.com|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/nights-end-movie-review-2022|accessdate=January 15, 2024}} Jude Dry of IndieWire graded the film a B-.{{cite web|last=Dry|first=Jude|title='Night's End' Review: Jennifer Reeder's Haunted House Quarantine Horror Is Devilish Fun|date=April 1, 2022|website=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/nights-end-review-jennifer-reeder-horror-1234713323/|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}

Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a mixed review and wrote, "Night's End takes a bit too long to build up momentum. However, Neveu’s plot really comes together in the final 20 minutes..."{{cite news|last=Murray|first=Noel|title=Review: A pulpy 'Bull,' 'Space-Age' Linklater, and more movies to watch this weekend|date=April 1, 2022|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-04-01/review-bull-linklater-movies-bubble|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}

Cassandra Clarke of Comic Book Resources gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Night's End brings a lot of intriguing ideas to the surface around the strange powers of isolation but it ultimately doesn't stick its landing."{{cite web|last=Clarke|first=Cassandra|title=Night's End Flickers With Haunting Promise But Ultimately Fizzles Out|date=March 29, 2022|website=Comic Book Resources|url=https://www.cbr.com/shudder-nights-end-movie-review/|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}

Matt Donato of IGN gave the film a positive review and wrote, "At its worst, Night's End exists as an easily digestible if less filling menu option for horror fans. Geno Walker delivers a strong-enough leading performance..."{{cite web|last=Donato|first=Matt|title=Night's End Review|date=March 30, 2022|website=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/nights-end-review|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}

Shelagh Rowan-Legg of Screen Anarchy gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Night's End is the kind of intimate horror that, arguably, could only be made since we have had a better understanding of what it means to be physically isolated and technically connected at the same time."{{cite web|last=Rowan-Legg|first=Shelagh|title=Review: NIGHT'S END, Intimate Darkness and The Screen's Haunted Glow|date=March 28, 2022|website=Screen Anarchy|url=https://screenanarchy.com/2022/03/review-nights-end.html|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}

Martin Unsworth of Starburst also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "There’s an interesting concept in Brett Neveu’s script, but it would have likely worked better as a longer short than a feature."{{cite magazine|last=Unsworth|first=Martin|title=NIGHT'S END|magazine=Starburst|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/nights-end/|accessdate=January 15, 2024}}

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