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 Bungfodders Make A Horror Movie – A Mockumentary (2017) Movie Review

I’m not very familiar with mockumentaries. My knowledge of the genre includes This is Spinal Tap and Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, and that’s about the extent of it. Recently, I was given the chance to check out The Bungfodders Make a Horror Movie, a mockumentary from …

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Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf (2009) Movie Review

I’ve recently had the pleasure of discovering the work of Kurando Mitsutake. He first came to my attention with his latest feature Karate Kill (2016) which I absolutely loved. This lead to me picking up his two other films: Gun Woman (2014) (which I love just as much if not …

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Days of the Dead Indianapolis 2017 Convention Review

I’ve always wanted to attend a big horror convention but either money or lack of transportation has been an issue. Recently all the stars aligned and I was finally able to make the hour and a half trip to Indianapolis for Days of the Dead. Check out some info about …

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Killer Campout (2017) Movie Review

I have said it many times before, but I absolutely love slasher films. I just can’t get enough of the creative, gory kills and the ridiculous plot twists. While big budget horror has abandoned the slasher film, they have experienced a massive resurgence in the indie horror scene with some …

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The Wake (2017) Movie Review

Chances are, if you grew up in the ’90s, you are familiar with I Know What You Did Last Summer, a slasher film about a group of friends who accidentally kill someone and cover it up, only to be stalked by someone who knows what they did the following year. …

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Gun Woman (2014) Movie Review

Recently I had the pleasure of reviewing Kurando Mitsutake’s Karate Kill, which I absolutely loved. After looking up the trailers to his other films, I decided that I needed to check them out ASAP, so I ordered them both immediately. The first one to come in was his 2014 Gun …

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Tsunambee (2017) Movie Review

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Ever since my parents introduced me to King Kong and Godzilla as a small child, I have always loved creature features. No matter the budget, if its got a creature in it, there is a good chance that I want to watch it. A few days ago I saw the …

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’13 Dolls In Darkness’ (2017) Movie Review

Sometimes I like to know as little about as film as possible before I watch and review it. That was the case with 13 Dolls In Darkness. I had only seen the title and a couple of posters, so I really didn’t know what to expect when I agreed to …

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Karate Kill (2017) Movie Review

Awhile back, I reviewed the trailer for Karate Kill, and I thought it looked like a cross between a martial arts film and an exploitation film. The trailer instantly piqued my interest and I have been looking forward to it ever since. Recently, I got the chance to check out …

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Arrow Video Blu-Ray Review of ‘Evil Ed’

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What happens when a run of the mill family man and editor gets assigned the task of editing gore films? He loses his mind and kills everything in his path. That, in a nutshell, is the plot of the 1995 horror film Evil Ed, recently released on Blu-Ray from Arrow …

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