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.

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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James Dean’s ‘MY BLADE IS YOUR SALVATION’ Launches Crowdfunding Campaign

I’m a huge fan of Giallos so when I heard indie horror director James Dean was making a Giallo influenced horror film called My Blade Is Your Salvation, I knew it was something that was right up my alley. My Blade Is Your Salvation just launched a Indiegogo campaign. Read …

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Benjamin Wong’s ‘BA’ (2025) – Movie Review

What lengths would you go to to make sure your kids were taken care of? What would you do? Would you take on a job as a grim reaper? That’s what Daniel finds himself grappling with in Ba. Synopsis A single father deceived into a treacherous career as the grim …

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