Why Is It So Hard To Watch 'Highest 2 Lowest' In A Theater?

Why Is It So Hard To Watch 'Highest 2 Lowest' In A Theater?

Source: Apple TV+ / Apple TV+ I used to make fun of my mom for making us see every Black film, regardless of quality, when I was growing up. Her reasoning was always, “We have to support ourselves.” Fast forward some 20-plus years, and I have gladly taken on the tradition. I make an effort to support Black filmmakers whenever possible, seeing their movies on opening weekend because I know that’s when it matters most.  I had my calendar marked fo…

Highest 2 Lowest Is a Cringeworthy Remake of a Classic

Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest attempts to remake a beloved Akira Kurosawa film about the injustices of a class-stratified society all while sidestepping class. Even Denzel Washington can’t save this misfire. Denzel Washington in Highest 2 Lowest. (A24) I tried to give Spike Lee’s new movie Highest 2 Lowest every possible chance to have a powerful impact — so much so that I deliberately avoided rewatching the source material, Akira Kurosawa’s lan…

Spike Lee’s "Highest 2 Lowest" Is a Meta-Reckoning with His Success

In the opening credits of Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest, the camera glides over the East River, admiring an Elysian New York City skyline against a peachy sunrise. Skyscrapers parade like diamond obelisks across the screen, while the booming baritone of Gordon MacRae, singing “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’” from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, augments this dreamy decadence: Everything’s going my way. Indeed. At the very top of the tallest bu…

BLK ALERTS - Why Is It So Hard To Watch ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ In A Theater?

Source: Apple TV+ / Apple TV+ I used to make fun of my mom for making us see every Black film, regardless of quality, when I was growing up. Her reasoning was always, “We have to support ourselves.” Fast forward some 20-plus years, and I have gladly taken on the tradition. I make an effort to support Black filmmakers whenever possible, seeing their movies on opening weekend because I know that’s when it matters most.  I had my calendar marked fo…

Why Is It So Hard To Watch ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ In A Theater?

Source: Apple TV+ / Apple TV+ I used to make fun of my mom for making us see every Black film, regardless of quality, when I was growing up. Her reasoning was always, “We have to support ourselves.” Fast forward some 20-plus years, and I have gladly taken on the tradition. I make an effort to support Black filmmakers whenever possible, seeing their movies on opening weekend because I know that’s when it matters most.  I had my calendar marked fo…

Spike Lee Discusses New Film ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ and His Career

timesng.com: Brooklyn, NY — Spike Lee, the acclaimed director known for over 40 years in the film industry, explores new territory with his upcoming film ‘Highest 2 Lowest.’ Based on Akira Kurosawa‘s 1963 crime drama ‘High and Low,’ Lee offers a lively reinterpretation rather than a straightforward remake. The film, set to feature Denzel Washington as […] This post Spike Lee Discusses New Film ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ and His Career appeared first on …