WHAT IT’S ABOUT Denzel Washington plays David King, a Black record executive at the top of his industry. He owns a Dumbo penthouse worthy of Tony Stark but still can’t rest on his laurels. To retain control of his iconic label, Stackin’ Hits, he leverages a fortune to buy back his catalog. Then comes the shocking news that a plan to kidnap his son has gone wrong — and his chauffeur son has been taken instead. Now David faces a choice: Pay the ransom and sacrifice all he’s worked for, or let the chips fall where they may.

MY SAY Any new joint from Spike Lee , no matter how uneven, is cause for celebration, and "Highest 2 Lowest" is no different. Only Lee could take a 1963 Japanese police procedural, Akira Kurosawa’s "High and Low," and transform it into an exploration of Black Amer

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