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.

Donald Farmer’s ‘Blood Bitch Baby’ (2025) Movie Review

There have been countless movies made about Countess Elizabeth Bathory but there hasn’t been one quite like Blood Bitch Baby, the latest indie horror film from Donald Farmer. Read on for my thoughts. The Legend of Countess Elizabeth Bathory stretches from 17th century Hungary to modern day America in director …

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Matthew Freiheit’s ‘ICONIC’ (2024) – Movie Review

I’m a big fan of films that keep you guessing what’s real and what isn’t, where you’re not sure quite what’s going on. One of the latest films I’ve seen like this is Iconic. Read on for my thoughts. Synopsis After Rose’s makeup horrendously disfigures another influencer’s face, she faces …

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Kensuke Sonomura’s ‘GHOST KILLER’ (2025) – Movie Review

I absolutely love revenge films so when I was given the opportunity to check out the supernatural revenge film Ghost Killer, I was really excited. Did Ghost Killer meet my high expectations? Synopsis When college student Fumika (Akari Takaishi) stumbles upon the bullet that ended hitman Kudo’s (Masanori Mimoto) life, …

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Movie Review: Steve Rudzinski’s ‘Wally Meets Popeye’ (2025)

Since Popeye has entered the public domain, we’ve seen lots of films with the character as a slasher villain. Steve Rudzinski’s latest film, Wally Meets Popeye, does something different – having Popeye team up with Wally Griswold to stop a rampaging beast. Popeye has been dealing with a creature on …

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Jason Trost’s ‘The Waves of Madness’ (2024) Movie Review

Are you a fan of side-scrolling video games? Have you ever wondered what it would be like if a movie utilized this style? Let me introduce to you The Waves of Madness, the first side-scroller horror film. The Waves of Madness follows a lone special agent investigating a distress call …

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Jason Trost’s ‘THE WAVES OF MADNESS’ Coming to Blu-Ray and VOD

The Waves of Madness is a unique film, described as the worlds first side-scrolling horror film. The film comes from filmmaker Jason Trost (The FP series, All Superheroes Must Die). You can watch the trailer below! Synopsis The Waves of Madness follows a lone special agent investigating a distress call …

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