Here are 16 essential Spike Lee movies everyone should watch. Lee's Oscar- and Emmy-nominated documentary delves into one of ...

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Denzel Washington is surprisingly one-note in Spike Lee’s generic kidnap thriller - 3/5 The Oscar-winner’s latest ...

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Denzel Washington collaborates with director/executive producer Spike Lee, fellow veteran actor Jeffrey Wright, in entertaining though uneven twist on today’s rich and ...

He’s done better in reenvisioning Akira Kurosawa’s great 1963 kidnap noir, “High and Low” starring the indelible Toshiro ...

The overwhelming final impression, from top to bottom and highest 2 lowest, is of the sheer joy Lee takes in his work and all ...

A resonant voice sings “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’” from the musical “Oklahoma” at the start of Spike Lee’s neo-noir crime thriller “Highest 2 Lowest,” showing through Labor Day at the Martha’s ...

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