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HIGHEST 2 LOWEST MOVIE REVIEW
Rick Rubin once said “There’s a tremendous power in using the least amount of information to get a point across” and Spike Lee once said “I think it is very important that films make people look at what they’ve forgotten”. Apple Plus presents Highest 2 Lowest a film directed by Spike Lee adapted from the Akira Kurosawa film High and Low. David King (Denzel Washington) is a self made millionaire who built his empire on the foundations of music. He could hear the potential in young artists with big dreams in need of a stage. After decades of gold and platinum records, the board is ready to sell. However, David does not want to cash out to a company that will use the label’s library to sell consumer products. He devises a plan to buy out a partner on the board and maintain his majority shares of the company. His plans are suddenly interrupted by a phone call demanding 17.5 million dollars if David ever wants to see his son alive again. Our critics Bradly, Jordan and Rae discuss their relationship with the original Kurosawa feature film and what modern updates Spike Lee has made to retell and possibly improve the edge of your seat thriller, discuss the themes of class disparity, and all together praise the shining star in every Spike Lee Joint, the city of New York.
DIRECTED BY: Spike Lee
STARRING: Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, ASAP Rocky, John Douglas Thompson, Dean Winters, LaChanze, Aubrey Joseph, Elijah Wright, Michael Potts, Wendell Pierce, Princess Nokia, Isis “Ice Spice” Gaston, Frederick Weller, Nicholas Turturro, Jensen McRae, Andy McQueen, Aiyana-Lee, Rick Fox, Rod Strickland, Don Lemon, Eddie Palmieri, Anthony Ramos, Rosie Perez
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad Boss, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and maybe even providing some comments of his own.
Jordan Cobb (Screener Squad)
Born with a comic book in one hand, a camera in the other, and in front of the television as WrestleMania played out, Jordan Worth Cobb was thus birthed into this crazy world. A Digital Filmmaking major from the University of Central Arkansas, Jordan has done it all in film from directing, writing, editing, and producing in addition to skills involved in film and TV criticism, journalism, and years of podcasting experience. On any given day, her ADHD riddled brain bounces focus from film to pro wrestling to TV to superheroes to noir to video games to espionage and yes, even to sports. She played little league you know. For more of this eccentric nerd, you can read her original writings on Deepest Corners of My Notebook.
Lyrae Anderson (Screener Squad)
You can call me Rae. You can also call me a film lover. I’ll watch it all — small screen; big screen, and everything in between. I have attended and worked for Fantastic Fest and South by Southwest for many years. I married a film geek as well. While we don’t agree on everything, we agree on our love of movies.
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