Cannes 2025: Spike Lee's 'Highest 2 Lowest' is Barely a Real Movie

I can hear Akira Kurosawa rolling over in his grave all the way over in Japan. What happened here... Has Spike Lee given up on directing anything good? Does he even care anymore? His new movie is terrible – it's cringe trash. Highest 2 Lowest is the new Spike Lee Joint that just premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. During the initial announcement of the Cannes 2025 line-up, there was a rumor that Spike Lee was arguing with the festival about not putting this film in the Main Competition (where Do the Right Thing and BlacKkKlansman have premiered before). Now that I've had a chance to watch it, I don't think it should be at this festival at all. They should've rejected it outright. This movie is rubbish. It belongs in the dumpster. I'm shocked by how atrociously bad it is (and yes, I've quite enjoyed his recent films including Da 5 Bloods & BlacKkKlansman). At best it's a Saturday Night TV movie – not meant for the big screen in any way. At worst the studio should scrap it to save face with Kurosawa and save themselves from tarnishing his legacy. Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest is his […]

May 21, 2025 - 01:40

Cannes 2025: Spike Lee's 'Highest 2 Lowest' is Barely a Real Movie

I can hear Akira Kurosawa rolling over in his grave all the way over in Japan. What happened here... Has Spike Lee given up on directing anything good? Does he even care anymore? His new movie is terrible – it's cringe trash. Highest 2 Lowest is the new Spike Lee Joint that just premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. During the initial announcement of the Cannes 2025 line-up, there was a rumor that Spike Lee was arguing with the festival about not putting this film in the Main Competition (where Do the Right Thing and BlacKkKlansman have premiered before). Now that I've had a chance to watch it, I don't think it should be at this festival at all. They should've rejected it outright. This movie is rubbish. It belongs in the dumpster. I'm shocked by how atrociously bad it is (and yes, I've quite enjoyed his recent films including Da 5 Bloods & BlacKkKlansman). At best it's a Saturday Night TV movie – not meant for the big screen in any way. At worst the studio should scrap it to save face with Kurosawa and save themselves from tarnishing his legacy. // Continue Reading ›