Overview
- Denzel Washington stars as music mogul David King, whose response to a kidnapping drives a story about moral pressure and financial risk.
- Spike Lee frames the film as a contemporary reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low, relocating the drama to Black New York.
- Critics focus on the film’s critique of cultural extraction, spotlighting how Black music is packaged and monetized by the industry.
- The cast includes Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, Aubrey Joseph, Elijah Wright, and A$AP Rocky, with notable appearances by Rick Fox and Eddie Palmieri.
- The film is now available to stream on Apple TV+, prompting fresh assessments of its themes and Lee–Washington collaboration.