Cuttin Ties

Ty G. II spills on one of his favorite films of all time, The Last Samurai. Inspired by the film's definition of samurai and the "other-oriented" lifestyle that they chose to live, Ty G. II wonders if the human race can truly live an "other-oriented" way of life as well...or not. Join Ty G. II for his newest Cuttin Ties episode for a fresh new Zip Ties segment and a 30min deep dive into one of his top 5 movies of all time. 

Cited Materials:

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/film/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian_Film_of_the_week/0,,1118521,.html

Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/last-samurai-review-2003-movie-1153330

"John Q.", dir. Nick Cassavetes, starring Denzel Washington, prod. Evolution Entertainment and dis. New Line Cinemas 2002

"American Gangster", dir. Ridley Scott, starring Denzel Washington, prod. Imagine Ent. and Universal Pictures 2007

"Book of Eli", dir. Albert and Allen Hughes, starring Denzel Washington, prod. Alcon Entertainment 2010

"The Last Samurai", dir. Edward Zwick, starring Tom Cruise, prod. Warner Bros. 2003

Ty G. II asks the question, what will annihilate us? Is it COVID-19? Or is it how WE respond to COVID-19? Alex Garland's Annihilation is a beautiful film that lays out some great spiritual ideas that Ty G. II sinks his teeth into. Join him for a "Zip Ties" segment as well as his new TIE BARRAGE. 

Cited Materials:

Avengers: Endgame dir. Joe Russo Anthony Russo Marvel Studios

The Dark Knight dir. Christopher Nolan Warner Bros. Studios

The Messiah created by Michael Petroni Netflix Studios

Star Wars: The Last Jedi dir. Rian Johnson LucasFilm Ltd. 

Us dir. Jordan Peele Universal Pictures

Todd McCarthy from The Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/annihilation-review-1085770

Benjamin Lee from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/22/annihilation-review-natalie-portman-thriller-leaves-a-haunting-impression

Brian Tallerico from Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/annihilation-2018

Ty G. II suggests that Dom Cobb (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) was not the first person to perform INCEPTION. Not even Christopher Nolan. Listen in to find out what ties Ty G. II discovers between Christopher Nolan's mind-bending film INCEPTION; and a biblical story as old as history itself.

Cited Materials:

Peter Bradshaw "The Guardian": https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jul/15/inception-review

Justin Chang "Variety": https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/inception-1117943114/

Screen Rant Youtube video "The True Ending of Inception FINALLY Revealed": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiloW0_ivNM

Inception directed by Christopher Nolan Warner Bros. production Leonardo DiCaprio Joseph Gordon-Levitt Cillian Murphy Marion Cotillard Ken Wantanabe Pete Postlethwaite

Ty G. II spills on why God is controlling, what happens when God interrupts you and how Steph Curry, Adam and Eve, Martin Luther King Jr., Jesus Christ, Netflix and the Coronavirus have a lot in common. Not to worry, we still give you a Cuttin Ties classic in our newly added "Zip Ties" segment of the show. 

Movies in the Zip Ties segment:

1. The Matrix 1999 The Wachowski's Warner Bros.

2. The Dark Knight 2008 Christopher Nolan Warner Bros.

3. Get Out 2017 Jordan Peele Universal Studios (Blum-house Productions)

4.  Avengers: Endgame 2019 The Russos Marvel Studios 

5. The Lion King 1994 Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers Disney 

Ty G. II claims that The Messiah is the "best religious output we've had since The Passion of the Christ". Listen in to find out if you agree! Ty G. II claims that the Messiah is not Jesus, but he is the most Christ-like cinematic figure we've had on film since Jim Caviezel's portrayal of Jesus Christ.  Ty G. II breaks down why God created sex according to this show as well as why this show deserves an applause from all Christians, believers and non-believers everywhere. Listen in for the sauce!

Special Thanks:

Lucy Mangan review from the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/01/messiah-review-its-homeland-with-a-divine-twist

Nick Allen review from Roget Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/demanders/netflixs-faith-based-thriller-messiah-leads-viewers-astray

Daniel Finnberg review from The Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/messiah-review-1265276

Netflix's The Messiah 2020 Michael Petroni Cast: (Mehdi Dehbi, Michelle Monaghan, Tomer Sisley, John Ortiz)

The Dark Knight Christopher Nolan 2008

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace George Lucas 1999

The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Peter Jackson 2003

It: Chapter Two Andres Muschietti 2019

Sorry To Bother You Boots Riley 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4DlfEQ7cyk (Malcolm X excerpt)

The third and final episode in Ty G. II's series on Jordan Peele's second cinematic offering "US". 

How does the Bible verse Ephesians 4:8-10 and President Theodore Roosevelt's famous quote regarding FOREIGN POLICY relate to the character Red in Jordan Peele's US? Listen as Ty G. II breaks it down, ties it up and cuts it up on this fourth episode from the Cuttin Ties Podcast, presented by Eternal Value Entertainment (E.V.E.). 

Examining Jordan Peele's US once again from the "Outside Forces" lens. 

Cited Materials same as last episode. Guest star Theo Blue! Spiritual Ties.

Ty G. II brings in two ties for this episode. A political tie and a racial tie. His wife joins him in the booth as well as guest THEO BLUE, a Cali-based Hip Hop Artist. We dive in deep on Jordan Peele's second offering to the cinematic world, US. We had to dig on this one and thankfully, we brought our shovels. Bring yours too for this episode and then come back next week for part 2!! 

Cited Materials:

US directed by Jordan Peele. Blumhouse Production. Universal Studios Production 2019. 

The Guardian, Mark Kermode: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/24/us-review-jordan-peele-lupita-nyongo

Rotten Tomatoes review, John Semley: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-review-jordan-peeles-terrifying-us-takes-you-out-of-the-sunken-place/

Variety, Peter Debruge: https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/us-review-jordan-peele-1203158604/

Roger Ebert, Monica Castillo: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/us-2019

The Hollywood Reporter, John Defore: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/us-review-1193550

Join Ty G. II as he discovers the political, spiritual and racial ties established by Jordan Peele's Academy Award winning film "GET OUT". If you haven't seen this film, then please STOP WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO DO and go watch it. THEN, please come back and listen to this wonderful break down, and then WATCH THE FILM AGAIN! Then please follow @TiesCuttin on Twitter and join the Cuttin Ties Community Facebook page. We'd love to see you there!

Cited Sources:

"The Ballot or The Bullet" Malcolm X speech" https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ballot+or+the+bullet+malcolm+x

"Where Do We Go From Here" Martin Luther King Jr. speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whkvt3uLblA&t=3033s

The Guardian (Mark Kermode): https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/19/get-out-review-jordan-peele-racism-america

Rotten Tomatoes Review (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Variety (Peter Debruge): https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/get-out-review-jordan-peele-1201968635/

Roger Ebert (Brian Tallerico): https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/get-out-2017

The Hollywood Reporter (John Defore): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/get-review-967922

Bible: Isaiah 53:5 and Psalm 140:1-5 and Romans 12:9