Overview

• Apple Original Films’ thriller is now streaming on Apple TV+ after a limited theatrical run that began Aug. 15.
• The film reimagines Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 High and Low as a contemporary New York music‑industry moral drama.
• Denzel Washington stars as a powerful record executive; A$AP Rocky co‑stars, drawing praise from Washington during a Jimmy Kimmel Live interview.
• The rollout followed a Cannes premiere on May 19, a modest $1.5 million limited box office, and an 89% Rotten Tomatoes critics score reported in industry coverage.
• Spike Lee says Washington sparked the project by sending him the script, and he notes that performance-driven choices, including music in the final cut, evolved during editing.