In their Directors on Directors conversation, #SpikeLee blows on a pair of imaginary dice to salute #RyanCoogler and the bold gamble behind “Sinners,” the $90 million vampire film Coogler convinced Warner Bros. to back by putting his “Black Panther” clout on the line and securing a deal that returns the film’s copyright to him after 25 years. The two filmmakers talk creative risk, reimagining cinematic classics, and their long-running partnerships with #DenzelWashington and #MichaelBJordan, as Lee discusses transporting Kurosawa’s “High and Low” to modern-day New York in “Highest 2 Lowest.” Watch the full conversation now at YouTube.com/Variety and read the story at the link in bio. (📸 benedict_evans)