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.

Scott Schirmer and Brian K. Williams’s ‘GUSH’ (2025) – Movie Review

I’ve been following the Bandit Motion Pictures crew since they released Harvest Lake. I’ve donated to all their crowdfunding campaigns since. Everytime they announce a new film I get super excited to see what they come up with next. After years of inactivity, the Bandit Motion Pictures crew is back …

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Aleen Isley’s ‘I:Scream’ Launches Crowdfunding Campaign

Aleen Isley is knowing for co-writing Silver Spotlight Films CarousHell trilogy and Curtains for Christmas as well as starring in CarousHell 2, Curtains for Christmas, and Shingles. On set Aleen performs many duties including actress, script supervisor, storyboard artist, location scouter, costume designer, casting department, puppetry, set dressing, even boom …

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James Balsamo’s ‘BITE SCHOOL 2: BITE SQUAD’ (2025) – Movie Review

James Balsamo is a Jack of All Trades in the indie horror scene.He’s a director/writer/producer/actor/makeup FX artist/cinematographer/editor. I’m known about James’ work for years now but somehow never got around to checking it out. That changed when James asked me if I want to check out and review Bite School …

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Marcus Koch’s ‘100 TEARS’ – Blu-Ray Review

I’ve been wanting to see 100 Tears for years, ever since I read about it in Fangoria magazine. Somehow I never got around to it, until today. Unearthed Films finally released 100 Tears on Blu-Ray and I picked up. Read on for my thoughts as well as details about the …

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Dillon Brown’s ‘TAHOE JOE 3: CONCRETE WILDERNESS’ Enters Production

Recently I covered Dillon Brown’s Indie Horror Film The Summer We Died. Dillion Brown is currently working on his follow up film, Tahoe Joe 3: Concrete Wilderness, the epic conclusion to his Tahoe Joe series. Read on for details. The final chapter in the Tahoe Joe Series starts filming in …

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