Review of Crooklyn (1994) by Alvie E — 17 Jun 2007

A Spike Lee joint.

I love this one especially the part about Queenie! LOL.

This review of Crooklyn (1994) was written by Alvie E on 17 Jun 2007.

Crooklyn has generally received positive reviews.

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