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Spike Lee’s Spin on Kurosawa

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Spike Lee and Denzel Washington’s Thrilling New Movie Reimagines a Classic

I n choosing to adapt Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low, Spike Lee set the bar for himself formidably high. That 1963 thriller is one of the Japanese auteur’s finest, a study in stark social contrasts that unfolds in two discrete acts: the first a tense chamber drama set in the hilltop home of a wealthy manufacturer,

In 'Highest 2 Lowest,' Spike Lee reinterprets Akira Kurosawa's classic 1963 film

Spike Lee's new film "Highest 2 Lowest" stars Denzel Washington as a record mogul whose life is upended by a kidnapping.

Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest drags down a Kurosawa classic

In Highest 2 Lowest, a loose remake of the 1963 crime-thriller High and Low, the director shows off his knack for framing New York City in a lively, exciting way, and touches on similar themes as the original,

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‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee’s Spin on Kurosawa

Denzel Washington stars in the director’s New York kidnapping drama, inspired by the 1963 classic ‘High and Low.’ ...

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“Highest 2 Lowest” Marks a Conservative Pivot for Spike Lee

Denzel Washington stars as a music executive who takes police matters into his own hands, in this remake of Akira Kurosawa’s ...

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In ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ Spike Lee swings between tonal extremes, not always effectively

Reuniting with his longtime leading man Denzel Washington and remaking an Akira Kurosawa crime classic, Lee captures energy ...

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