With the Academy Awards set for Sunday night, you might assume that Hollywood would keep the schedule light this weekend to avoid any possible conflicts of interest. But no! Two films hit theaters today, and one (the 3-D extravaganza Alice in Wonderland) is sure to siphon millions from what could wind up being the Best Read More
Brooklyn’s Finest
Running time 140 minutes
Written by Michael C. Martin
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes
2.5 Eyeballs out of 4
The opening scene of Brooklyn’s Finest features a conversation between a maybe crooked cop and a definitely crooked career criminal about the Read More
On a rainy afternoon in March of 2004, M.T.A. subway worker Michael Martin was in his silver Lincoln Mark VII, stopped at a red light at the intersection of Nostrand Avenue and Quentin Road in Brooklyn, when suddenly: Screeech! He heard a crash, looked in his rear view and saw a car careening toward him. Read More
