Charlie Cargile

Central Illinois based film journalist. Lover of cinema of all varieties but in love with films with an independent spirit. Elder Emo. Cat Dad. Metalhead.

THE CRYING BOY – Graphic Novel Review

The Crying Boy

A recently widowed mother moves to Queens with her young son. Her son finds himself taken with a haunting painting that is a conduit for evil in the graphic novel The Crying Boy. Synopsis After the tragic death of her husband, a woman and her son restart their life in …

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‘SILENT BITE’ (2024) – Blu Ray Review

Recently, I was introduced to actor Simon Phillips through the movie that I reviewed, The Bouncer (read HERE). While looking at his IMDb page, I discovered he wrote and starred in Silent Bite, a Christmas vampire versus bank robber story. I decided to pick up the Blu-ray, which came out …

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Brandon Rhiness’s ‘GROTESQUE 2’ (2024) – Movie Review

Recently I reviewed my new indie horror obsession Grotesque, which features slasher icon in the making Mildred Moyer. Director/writer Brandon Rhiness was kind enough to let me check out Grotesque 2 for review. How does it hold up to the original? Read on for my thoughts. Synopsis Mildred Moyer is …

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Brandon Rhiness’s ‘GROTESQUE’ (2022) – Movie Review

Grotesque

I’m s huge fan of slasher films and I love indie horror so indie slasher are right up my alley. Recently, thanks to a Facebook friend, Matt Skinner, I learned of an indie slasher film known as Grotesque. Grotesque follows anti heroine Mildred Moyer as she gets revenge on everyone, …

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Dusty Austen’s ‘THE BEAST OF WALTON STREET’ (2024) – Movie Review

I’m a big fan of indie horror and creature features, but rarely do the two meet up, mainly due to budgetary constraints. One recent example of the two meeting is The Beast of Walton Street, an indie horror werewolf film with a practical werewolf. I recently had the chance to …

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‘THE BOUNCER’ (2024) – Movie Review

If you saw something bad happening would you act? That’s a question Frank Sharp doesn’t have to ask himself. Frank Sharp is the protagonist of The Bouncer and he’s a man of action. Read on for my thoughts on The Bouncer. Synopsis A bouncer at an upscale nightclub and a …

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