This '90s Western Combines Blaxploitation, the Vietnam War, & the 19th Century West

Critical appraisal and audience reception can sometimes be as different as night and day. Such was the case with Posse, a Western released in 1993. The film was a new chapter in the Blaxploitation genre prevalent in the 1970s. Directed by and starring Mario Van Peebles, Posse featured a cast that included many from the Blaxploitation genre in its heyday, such as Pam Grier, Melvin Van Peebles, and Issac Hayes, alongside Big Daddy Kane, Blair Underwood, Tiny Lister, Tone Loc, Stephen Baldwin, and Billy Zane. Received poorly by critics upon release but generating a substantial profit at the box office, Posse has found a new home on Tubi.