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The Small Town Critic
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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...
Recent Posts
THE FOURTH KIND (2009) ***1/2 movie review by COOP
High on the heels of the runaway box office hit “Paranormal Activity,” another “found footage” scare flick has entered the scene just shy of the Halloween season. Touting itself as a dramatization of supposedly real taped hypnosis sessions th...
How to Avoid the Fright of Your Life While Watching a Scary Movie… by DARK SIDE
(NOTE: Due to... 1. the Halloween Holiday 2. a trip out of state and 3. a lack of a working laptop, The Small Town Critic website will go on vacation until Nov. 4 when I will be bringing you a review of "Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day" - Coop)...
HAIR METAL MOVIE MADNESS presents “Ode to Slashers!” Music from Jason, Freddy and Michael! by DARK SIDE
Does anyone remember that bizarre pop song that Alice Cooper did for the Friday the 13th movie franchise? Yeah, I didn't either until a friend reminded me that it existed. FT13 Part 6 was poised to resurrect (literally) the flailing franchise who a...
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (2009) ***1/2 movie review by COOP
The film gets off to a quick start as Clyde (Gerard Butler) watches as two thugs break into his house, render him immobile and kill his wife and little girl within the first 2 minutes of the movie. Months later, hotshot prosecutor Nick (Jamie Foxx) ...
Belated ZOMBIELAND (2009) ***** movie review by DARK SIDE
“Zombieland” is an R-rated “Ghostbusters” for the new millennium. This crowd-pleasing film has won over jaded audiences and critics from coast to coast, taking most of its inspiration from a source I did not anticipate… blockbuster comedi...
COOP gets an email from cult B-director Albert Pyun! First footage from TALES OF AN ANCIENT EMPIRE!
If you don't know the guy then you probably didn't frequent the same video stores I did in the 80's and 90's. Pyun's direct-to-video releases were infamous for their high-entertainment value despite being made on the extreme fast and cheap. His mos...
