Justin Chang

August 15, 2025

09:02

Glorious and messy, 'Highest 2 Lowest' is a Spike Lee joint of the first order

Denzel Washington plays a New York City music mogul whose teenage son becomes the target of a kidnapping plot. The movie is a remake of the 1963 Akira Kurosawa classic, High and Low.

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July 12, 2025

08:37

Drama or comedy? Matchmaker movie 'Materialists' is undone by its own ambition

Dakota Johnson plays a savvy New York City matchmaker caught between two men in a film that ultimately fails to reconcile the screwball vigor of a comedy with the emotional oomph of a drama.

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Glorious and messy, 'Highest 2 Lowest' is a Spike Lee joint of the first order

'Sorry, Baby' is a story about pain and healing you haven't heard before

Drama or comedy? Matchmaker movie 'Materialists' is undone by its own ambition

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