Cut Throat City is a heist film released in 2020 that takes place in a post-Katrina New Orleans. It was directed by The RZA, but not written by him - that credit goes to Paul Cuschieri in what appears to be his only credit. It features big-name actors such as Terrance Howard, Wesley Snipes, and Ethan Hawke playing alongside Shameik Moore (Miles Morales in the Spiderverse animated films), Demetrius Shipp Jr. (2Pac in All Eyez On Me), and Denzel Whitaker (no relation to the Ghost Dog). A good heist film is entertaining as hell when done properly, each con and double-cross keeping the audience on their collective toes, and setting one in the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters in United States history only raises the stakes for the participants.
So why has nobody ever heard of Cut Throat City? That's a question with multiple answers. One could blame a lack of promotion, issues with distribution, general apathy from the intended audience when it came to RZA and his little moviemaking hobby, take your pick. I lean toward using streaming services as an excuse, especially since this was released during the COVID era - even if your local theater was open, how high would the quality of the film have to appear to be in its promotional materials to convince you to risk your life, as opposed to just waiting a week or so and then catching it on Netflix or something?
The point is, this is a film you've likely never heard of, and its accompanying "soundtrack" (it's comprised of just six songs) failed to do its lone marketing job. But these type of things don't usually slip past hardcore Wu stans such as myself, so my Patreon write-up for the Cut Throat City soundtrack has been unlocked and is now available for subscribers at all levels, including the free tier.
Enjoy, folks!
-Max
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