Saturday, January 25, 2020

Sidney Poitier's BUCK AND THE PREACHER (1972)

Now, westerns haven't ever been my thing, 
But bareass Belafonte caught my eye
(I'm only human) and to watch him sling
A shooter or a bible... And just why
Did I not know this film had e'en been made?
Best late than never yes, but Sidney's first
Directing job, I should have known. And wait, 
Who's snoggin' him but Ruby Dee! And hers
Is one demanding role. Each perfect scene, 
Of action, tenderness, or funny stuff
Is clear and gorgeous, woke AF and keen
To tell a story nowhere near enough
Gets shared, of black life in the great Old West.
Of westerns I have seen, I like this best!

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