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‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Movie Review

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Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest”, a new, modern day interpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low”, is quite a ride! Denzel Washington is as good as ever, delivering an electric, knockout performance in his fifth collaboration with Lee (and first since 2006’s “Inside Man”). Washington is the reason to watch “H2L”, which is now streaming […]
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‘Da 5 Bloods’ Review

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2018’s “BlacKkKlansman” re-ignited Spike Lee’s career. It also earned him his first competitive Oscar (for co-writing the screenplay). There’s always a lot of on the line with the follow-up to a critically lauded film. Unfortunately, Lee’s newest (and first as director for Netflix) “Da 5 Bloods” isn’t nearly as focused or impactful. The best thing […]
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BlacKkKlansman review

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“BlacKkKlansman” is the latest Spike Lee “joint”. It’s the director’s most high-profile release since 2006’s “Inside Man” and will likely be seen by many critics and movie fans as a career “comeback”. As a stand alone film, this is a unique and thought/emotion-provoking effort, though, at times a bit heavy-handed. John David Washington – Denzel’s […]
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