Review: Spike Lee's 'Highest 2 Lowest' Soars at Times, Stumbles in Places

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, but doesn't quite stick the landing.

Highest 2 Lowest Review: Spike Lee’s Attempt to Grapple With Rap’s New Gen

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. This week, Alphonse reviews Highest 2 Lowest, the new Spike Lee movie starring Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky.

Ilfenesh Hadera Was Right at Home on the Set of ‘Highest 2 Lowest’

“Highest 2 Lowest,” Lee’s dynamic reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low,” is in theaters now.

Review: Spike Lee's 'Highest 2 Lowest' soars at times, stumbles in places

From the opening moments of “Highest 2 Lowest,” Spike Lee’s remix-as-remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 film “High and Low,”...

Highest 2 Lowest Review: Spike Lee's Latest Has a Ton of Fun Missing Its Points

Spike Lee’s latest joint, Highest 2 Lowest, distributed by A24 and Apple TV+, is written by Evan Hunter and adapted from Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low (1963). It’s an unbalanced take on capitalism and family in the New York City music industry, with so much charm that you can’t help but enjoy it anyway. David King (Denzel Washington) was once the pinnacle of the music world. Now, he’s trying to work out a deal to keep the record company he built…

HIGHEST 2 LOWEST – Review

Even though the sweltering temps haven’t abated, it seems that the 2025 Summer movie season is nearing an end with the return of one of the most acclaimed filmmakers working today. Yes, this …