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.

Mary Dauterman’s ‘BOOGER’ (2023) – Movie Review

Grief is something that affects everyone in their own unique way. When I lost my mother, for me it was a complete shutdown: giving up on everything for a very long time. For Anna, the character we follow in Booger, it involves a fair amount of shutting down, closing herself …

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Guile Branco’s ‘A HALLOWEEN FEAST’ (2024) – Movie Review

A Halloween Feast

Lynn Lowery is a horror legend, having starred in George Romero’s The Crazies and David Cronenberg’s Shivers. Recently I was given the opportunity to check out one of her latest films, Guile Branco’s A Halloween Feast. I really didn’t know what to expect going in but I’m glad because it …

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Screambox’s ‘CREEPING DEATH’ (2024) – Movie Review

I’m a huge fan of slashers in general, but supernatural slashers just hit different. There is just something about being stalked by something inhuman, something that isn’t alive, that you don’t know how to kill. Recently I got to check out the new supernatural slasher Creeping Death, which will be …

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‘REALM OF SHADOWS’ (2024) – Movie Review

Anthology film are very much my jam. I love seeing all the different stories and how things connect. I was given the opportunity recently to check out of Realm of Shadows, an anthology film featuring the wonderful Tony Todd. Read on for my thoughts. Synopsis Enter a world of mystery, …

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‘STARVE ACRE’ (2024) – Movie Review

One of my favorite films from the past couple years is Saint Maud, a psychological horror film from Rose Glass which stars Morfydd Clark, who gives a deeply tragic performance as Maud. When I saw the poster awhile back for Starve Acre, and saw it was a folk horror film …

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Celebrating 35 Years of Robert Bierman’s ‘Vampire’s Kiss’ (1988) – Retro Review

Vampire’s Kiss is a movie that I’d been dying to see for years and finally caught earlier this year. For fans of Nicolas Cage at his most unhinged, this film is an absolute gem. After releasing on June 2, 1988, Vampire’s Kiss celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2024. Read on …

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