Overview

• The contemporary crime drama began streaming on Apple TV+ on September 5 following a brief limited theatrical run.
• Critics and viewers report broadly positive reactions, including a 4.5/5 review from The Indian Express and fan five-star notes cited by News18, with coverage pointing to an ~89% Rotten Tomatoes score.
• The story follows a powerful music executive confronting a kidnapping and a moral test set against present-day New York’s class tensions.
• Spike Lee co-wrote the film with Alan Fox, reworking Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low, with a cast led by Denzel Washington alongside Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, A$AP Rocky, and Aubrey Joseph.
• The title premiered at Cannes earlier this year before a modest box-office run reported around $1.5 million ahead of its streaming release.