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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 ...

‘Highest 2 Lowest’ review: Spike Lee and Denzel Washington re-team for a heist movie that pays off

The 1959 Ed McBain crime novel “King’s Ransom” has crossed the Pacific Ocean twice now, and its latest screen incarnation, “Highest 2 Lowest,” makes for a disarming hand-off from the stern gravity of ...