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/2011/07/05/country-band-lucy-angel-brings-the-heat-in-clarksdale/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2011/07/05/country-band-lucy-angel-brings-the-heat-in-clarksdale/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:08:59 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=3056 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2011/07/05/country-band-lucy-angel-brings-the-heat-in-clarksdale/feed/ 0 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/12/12/mud-dog-blues-crew-returns-to-clarksdale-by-coop/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/12/12/mud-dog-blues-crew-returns-to-clarksdale-by-coop/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:59:26 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2612 th, Producers Jay Carl Nelson and Brett Magdovitz returned to Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale to screen the new trailer for their projected feature film “Mud Dog Blues” to the public. “Mud Dog” co-star and 12 year-old son of Nelson, Chase Dean Nelson also accompanied the producers to promote the project. The film will star GregAlan Williams (“Remember the Titans,” “Boston Legal,” “Baywatch” and “The Sopranos”), country music superstar Billy Dean, and Bigg Vinny the “Mac” from the band Trailer Choir. As the film’s promotional literature describes it: This Project is a heartfelt family film about the "Blues" and the "Mississippi Delta". Eleven year old Jake Bonham is the son of one of the wealthiest families in all of the South, but Jake...]]> http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/12/12/mud-dog-blues-crew-returns-to-clarksdale-by-coop/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/2009/08/08/hair-metal-movie-madness-8-gets-silly-with-yor-hunter-from-the-future-by-dark-side/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/08/08/hair-metal-movie-madness-8-gets-silly-with-yor-hunter-from-the-future-by-dark-side/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:00:06 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2362 Yor: Hunter from the Future made absolutely no sense and unapologetically oozed cheese from every celluloid frame it projected. Cashing in on the Sword and Sorcery/sci-fi hybrids of the early part of the decade (shared with films like Flash Gordon, Krull and Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn), Yor features American actor Reb (I played Captain American once) Brown running around in a loincloth, bad blond wig and a stone axe across a prehistoric landscape...]]> http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/08/08/hair-metal-movie-madness-8-gets-silly-with-yor-hunter-from-the-future-by-dark-side/feed/ 5 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/07/25/hair-metal-movie-madness-6-need-inspiration-to-get-in-shape-vision-quest-has-it-by-coop/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/07/25/hair-metal-movie-madness-6-need-inspiration-to-get-in-shape-vision-quest-has-it-by-coop/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:00:24 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2293 Vision Quest (1985) is the best of these films. Matthew Modine plays Louden Swain, a smart and precocious beanpole who suddenly decides to give his high school career meaning by performing a near impossible feat...]]> http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/07/25/hair-metal-movie-madness-6-need-inspiration-to-get-in-shape-vision-quest-has-it-by-coop/feed/ 1 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/07/10/hair-metal-movie-madness-special-edition-4-pee-wee-and-dee-snider-burn-in-hell-by-dark-side/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/07/10/hair-metal-movie-madness-special-edition-4-pee-wee-and-dee-snider-burn-in-hell-by-dark-side/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:47:12 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2205 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/07/10/hair-metal-movie-madness-special-edition-4-pee-wee-and-dee-snider-burn-in-hell-by-dark-side/feed/ 0 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/06/27/hair-metal-movie-madness-2-every-saturday-coop-feels-the-need-for-speed/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/06/27/hair-metal-movie-madness-2-every-saturday-coop-feels-the-need-for-speed/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:00:58 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2123 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/06/27/hair-metal-movie-madness-2-every-saturday-coop-feels-the-need-for-speed/feed/ 0 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/06/20/hair-metal-movie-madness-1-every-saturday-by-dark-side/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/06/20/hair-metal-movie-madness-1-every-saturday-by-dark-side/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:05:16 +0000 admin http://www.smalltowncritic.com/?p=2092 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/06/20/hair-metal-movie-madness-1-every-saturday-by-dark-side/feed/ 6 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/03/18/dex-romweber-and-the-two-headed-cow%e2%80%a6-definitely-the-most-bizarre-documentary-screeningconcert-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-seen-by-coop/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/03/18/dex-romweber-and-the-two-headed-cow%e2%80%a6-definitely-the-most-bizarre-documentary-screeningconcert-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-seen-by-coop/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:29:00 +0000 Coop http://smalltowncritic1.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/dex-romweber-and-the-two-headed-cow%e2%80%a6-definitely-the-most-bizarre-documentary-screeningconcert-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-seen-by-coop/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/03/18/dex-romweber-and-the-two-headed-cow%e2%80%a6-definitely-the-most-bizarre-documentary-screeningconcert-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-seen-by-coop/feed/ 34 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/02/27/anvil-the-story-of-anvil-2008-12-finally-gets-a-release-date-by-coop/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/02/27/anvil-the-story-of-anvil-2008-12-finally-gets-a-release-date-by-coop/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:25:00 +0000 Coop http://smalltowncritic1.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/anvil-the-story-of-anvil-2008-12-finally-gets-a-release-date-by-coop/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/02/27/anvil-the-story-of-anvil-2008-12-finally-gets-a-release-date-by-coop/feed/ 1 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/01/17/the-dark-side-critic-sez-stops-copies-me/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/01/17/the-dark-side-critic-sez-stops-copies-me/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:26:00 +0000 Coop http://smalltowncritic1.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/the-dark-side-critic-sez-stops-copies-me/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/01/17/the-dark-side-critic-sez-stops-copies-me/feed/ 3 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/01/10/the-dark-side-critic-must-get-one-last-review-in-music-from-rhythm-nun/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/01/10/the-dark-side-critic-must-get-one-last-review-in-music-from-rhythm-nun/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:29:00 +0000 Coop http://smalltowncritic1.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/the-dark-side-critic-must-get-one-last-review-in-music-from-rhythm-nun/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/01/10/the-dark-side-critic-must-get-one-last-review-in-music-from-rhythm-nun/feed/ 5 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/01/09/metalocalypse-the-dark-side-critic-finds-something-to-love-awww/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/01/09/metalocalypse-the-dark-side-critic-finds-something-to-love-awww/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Coop http://smalltowncritic1.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/metalocalypse-the-dark-side-critic-finds-something-to-love-awww/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2009/01/09/metalocalypse-the-dark-side-critic-finds-something-to-love-awww/feed/ 9 http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2008/06/27/anvil-the-story-of-anvil-2008-12-event-review/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2008/06/27/anvil-the-story-of-anvil-2008-12-event-review/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:32:00 +0000 Coop http://smalltowncritic1.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/anvil-the-story-of-anvil-2008-12-event-review/ http://www.smalltowncritic.com/2008/06/27/anvil-the-story-of-anvil-2008-12-event-review/feed/ 0