There’s a reason why Spike Lee‘s latest, “Highest 2 Lowest” opens with “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'” from “Oklahoma!” playing over swooning aerial views of the high-rises of New York. The oldest of five kids,

Short version: In Spike Lee’s “reinterpretation” of Akira Kurosawa’s masterful thriller “High and Low,” Denzel Washington plays a music mogul who is targeted in a kidnapping plot while he’s trying to buy back control of his business. Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera and A$AP Rocky co-star.

Spike's latest joint is a love letter to three things he adores: New York City, Denzel Washington and director Akira Kurosawa.