Spike Lee and Denzel Washington are two of the most iconic filmmakers in modern Hollywood. The pair have made some equally iconic movies together. The new film Highest 2 Lowest marks their fifth film together, though it’s shockingly been nearly two decades since the last one.

I’m going to hear it from him if I’m not bringing it,” Lee tells Vanity Fair. “I don’t want my brother to get my ass slapped. Can’t do that. There’s a standard we have.”