http://www.smalltowncritic.com COOP COOPER is an independently syndicated film critic with a split personality. His "Southern Side" prints mainstream reviews that appear in various print publications across the mid-south. His "Dark Side" from Los Angeles befouls the site with reviews of horror and grindhouse flicks. Welcome to the site where COOP's two halves (and his contributors) review and debate the latest film/DVD releases... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:01:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2010/05/07/iron-man-2-2010-12-movie-review-by-coop/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2010/05/07/iron-man-2-2010-12-movie-review-by-coop/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 14:00:12 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2728 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2010/05/07/iron-man-2-2010-12-movie-review-by-coop/feed/ 2 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2010/04/20/kick-ass-2010-movie-review-by-coop/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2010/04/20/kick-ass-2010-movie-review-by-coop/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:54:58 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2718 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2010/04/20/kick-ass-2010-movie-review-by-coop/feed/ 0 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/08/05/the-blind-side-movie-trailer-will-bring-tear-to-the-eyes-of-ole-miss-fans-and-non-believers-alike-by-coop/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/08/05/the-blind-side-movie-trailer-will-bring-tear-to-the-eyes-of-ole-miss-fans-and-non-believers-alike-by-coop/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:00:25 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2349 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/08/05/the-blind-side-movie-trailer-will-bring-tear-to-the-eyes-of-ole-miss-fans-and-non-believers-alike-by-coop/feed/ 3 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/08/04/the-hurt-locker-2009-movie-review-by-coop/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/08/04/the-hurt-locker-2009-movie-review-by-coop/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:53:13 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2345 Black Hawk Down before it, The Hurt Locker portrays soldiers as heroes, keeping their heads under frighteningly dangerous conditions. While Black Hawk Down told this story on a grand, action-packed scale, The Hurt Locker brings it down to a more intimate level, telling the tale of a three-man first response team that disarms improvised explosive devices (IEDs)...]]> http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/08/04/the-hurt-locker-2009-movie-review-by-coop/feed/ 2 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/07/29/milestone-the-small-town-critic-makes-adam-west-laugh-by-coop/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/07/29/milestone-the-small-town-critic-makes-adam-west-laugh-by-coop/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:48:44 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2311 Action Flick Chick that I had won a bag full of ComicCon swag for a contest entry I had posted on her site. The contest: What would be the worst superhero power of all time? So for a larf, I typed out the first thing that came to my mind (cause Coop likes to make the Action Flick Chick laugh) and then set off for Los Angeles for the vaca...]]> http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/07/29/milestone-the-small-town-critic-makes-adam-west-laugh-by-coop/feed/ 0 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/07/22/why-wait-for-a-live-action-gl-movie-coop-reviews-green-lantern-first-flight/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/07/22/why-wait-for-a-live-action-gl-movie-coop-reviews-green-lantern-first-flight/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:00:31 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2285 Green Lantern movie contains a lot of what fans have been waiting for. Massive outer space battles, grumpy Kilowog, a non-wimpy Sinestro, giant green flyswatters. Surely a live-action version couldn't support the FX that First Flight boasts, and... What? Yes, I said giant green flyswatters. 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