Brotherly love and loathing in a New York City thriller

THE BLACK RABBIT IS THE KIND OF MANHAT-tan restaurant that invariably gets described as a clubhouse.

- JUDY BERMAN

Nestled in the armpit where the FDR Drive meets the Brooklyn Bridge, the fictional multistory establishment that gives the Netflix thriller Black Rabbit its title boasts a historic location, a killer menu, a celebrity co-owner, and a fashionable clientele. As its proprietor, the charismatic former rock front man Jake Friedken (executive producer Jude Law), explains to the crowd assembled there for a trunk show of high-end jewelry, this is “a place where the night could go anywhere.” Almost immediately, it does. A pair of masked thieves burst in, thrusting guns in people’s faces and demanding the jewels.

After this energetic intro,