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, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2011/05/18/comediva-gender-specific-comedy-site-aims-for-world-domination/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2011/05/18/comediva-gender-specific-comedy-site-aims-for-world-domination/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 07:00:30 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=3039 Comediva.com site out to me and suggested I take a look.  Since I contributed an article for Kat Hill and her Action Flick Chick website (click here to read my article "Why Manly-Men Love Action Flick Chicks"), I figure a good female comedy plug is in order... ]]> http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2011/05/18/comediva-gender-specific-comedy-site-aims-for-world-domination/feed/ 0 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2010/02/24/oscar-mine-are-weeners-a-hopeless-slackass%e2%80%99-guide-to-handicapping-the-academy-awards-by-jay/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2010/02/24/oscar-mine-are-weeners-a-hopeless-slackass%e2%80%99-guide-to-handicapping-the-academy-awards-by-jay/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:28:56 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2644 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2010/02/24/oscar-mine-are-weeners-a-hopeless-slackass%e2%80%99-guide-to-handicapping-the-academy-awards-by-jay/feed/ 0 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/11/26/happy-pranksgiving-from-dark-side/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/11/26/happy-pranksgiving-from-dark-side/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:38:42 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2606 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/11/26/happy-pranksgiving-from-dark-side/feed/ 0 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/09/29/oh-dethklok-youve-done-it-again-review-of-dethalbum-ii-by-dark-side/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/09/29/oh-dethklok-youve-done-it-again-review-of-dethalbum-ii-by-dark-side/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:51:18 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2530 Pandorum in the next day or two, but when a bunch of cartoon characters from "Adult Swim" can singlehandedly resurrect the flagging "death metal" scene, that's news for the ages. Dethalbum II, by the fictional band Dethklok, hit iTunes last night at midnight and I downloaded it immediately. Why? Because Dethalbum I was so popular and completely owned the genre it satirizes...]]> http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/09/29/oh-dethklok-youve-done-it-again-review-of-dethalbum-ii-by-dark-side/feed/ 2 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/08/10/new-mystery-team-short-film-will-get-you-psyched-for-the-movie-release-by-coop/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/08/10/new-mystery-team-short-film-will-get-you-psyched-for-the-movie-release-by-coop/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:41:25 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2371 first trailer for MYSTERY TEAM, it's been high on my must-see list. The idea of three Scooby-Doo, Hardy Boys wannabes still acting like their 10 while in high-school is funny enough, but throw them in to real-world crime and adult situations and you have a recipe for genius. For Comic-Con the "Derrick Comedy" group put together a short film titled "The Case of the Haunted Hotel" and it's got some perfectly hilarious moments where innocence meets extremely uncomfortable situations...]]> http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/08/10/new-mystery-team-short-film-will-get-you-psyched-for-the-movie-release-by-coop/feed/ 0 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? 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