When a titan music mogul (Denzel Washington), widely known as having the “best ears in the business,” is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.

Brothers Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for the 5th in their long working relationship for a neo-noir re-interpretation of the great filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s crime thriller HIGH AND LOW (itself loosely based on the 1959 novel “King’s Ransom” by Ed McBain, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York City. With Ilfenesh Hadera, Jeffrey Wright, ASAP Rocky, and Ice Spice (in her film debut).

“”[W]hile many will come to ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ craving the angst of [Akira] Kurosawa’s masterpiece, for once Lee isn’t setting out to copy what was great before. He is using the past as a starting point to launch into what may be the final phase of his career. He is wielding a plethora of inspirations—musical, cinematic, and historical—to reunite with an old friend. He is making a Spike Lee joint. And it’s exceptional.” (RogerEbert.com)

“‘Highest 2 Lowest’ finds Lee both defiant of his age and proud of it, seizing our attention with the friendly insistence of someone with still so much left to tell us.” (Vanity Fair)

“Spike Lee has made a film that feels modest and grand at once, the kind of movie you can see on a Saturday night just for kicks and still be thinking about the next day.” (TIME Magazine)

“Lee is so much more interesting for what he brings to a project than for what he takes away from it, and Highest 2 Lowest is naturally at its best when it deviates from its source material.” (IndieWire)

“The director is in the role of the flashy, panache-y showman here, and he plays it to perfection, delivering a big, highly polished chunk of movie that’s pure enjoyment.” (The Hollywood Reporter)

Friday, August 15
Doors 8:00 pm | Movie 8:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
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Saturday, August 16
Doors 3:50 pm | Movie 4:20 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
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Monday, August 18
Doors 6:00 pm | Movie 6:30 pm *Start time subject to change, Please arrive on time.
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