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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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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Jonathan Straiton’s ‘JOHNNY Z’ (2023) – Movie Review

Years ago I reviewed Jonathan Straiton’s Night of Something Strange and I have been anxiously awaiting his follow up Johnny Z ever since. I finally got to check out Johnny Z recently and it didn’t disappoint. Synopsis Johnny Z is a horror-action feature film about a half human, half zombie …

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‘ISLEEN PINES’ (2024) – Movie Review

I really enjoy horror movies that involve Halloween and Isleen Pines is definitely fits that criteria, involving a town attacked by aliens on Halloween night. Synopsis A group of friends get together for their annual Halloween party, but soon find their wild night interrupted by mysterious visitors. Isleen Pines was …

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