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Two Men. One Podcast. Every Black Film Ever. Len Webb and Vince Williams are on the MICHEAUX MISSION - to watch and review every Black feature film ever released.

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    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    4.8 from 194 ratings Listeners of Micheaux Mission that love the show mention: black films, black cinema, black movies, vive la, euphonious, house party, i'll see, sometimes i'm, black culture, vince, african american, mission, celebrate, favorite movie, tyler, keep up the excellent, critique, jones, geek, worthy.


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    The Micheaux Mission is a podcast that delves into the world of Black cinema, shining a light on films that are often overlooked or ignored by white film critics. This podcast is a delightful and entertaining romp through the Black film cannon, offering insightful commentary and engaging discussions. Whether discussing well-known favorites or introducing listeners to hidden gems they may have never heard of, Vincent and Len provide a fun and informative exploration of Black cinema.

    One of the best aspects of The Micheaux Mission is the hosts' passion for their subject matter. Vincent and Len's love for Black cinema shines through in every episode, as they offer deep insights and observations on each film they review. Their enthusiasm is infectious and makes for an engaging listening experience. Additionally, their witty banter and playful camaraderie create a fun dynamic that keeps listeners entertained.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is its commitment to diversity and representation in film criticism. By focusing solely on Black films, The Micheaux Mission highlights the often marginalized voices and perspectives within the industry. This allows for a more nuanced understanding of Black culture, history, and storytelling. The hosts' thorough research and thoughtful analysis add depth to each episode, shedding light on the social, cultural, and political contexts surrounding these films.

    While The Micheaux Mission offers great content overall, one potential drawback is that it can sometimes take time to get to the actual movie review. The hosts often engage in off-topic conversations or discussions before diving into the main topic at hand. While these conversations are enjoyable and add personality to the podcast, some listeners might prefer a more focused approach with quicker transitions between segments.

    In conclusion, The Micheaux Mission is a must-listen podcast for anyone interested in Black cinema or looking to expand their knowledge of diverse voices in film criticism. With its mix of insightful commentary, witty banter, and genuine passion for its subject matter, this podcast provides an enjoyable and enlightening journey through Black film. Vincent and Len's dedication to reviewing every Black film ever made is commendable, and their efforts to bring attention to often overlooked films is both important and valuable.



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    Latest episodes from Micheaux Mission

    The Help (2011)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 107:22


    Listeners ask the Men of Micheaux about their favorite comfort-food albums and which directors they would gift a $100 million blank check for a movie. We also pay tribute to the passing of ‘70s-80s character actor James McEachin, connect D'Urville Martin to two distaff 'Davises,' and then Len unleashes Vincent for his completely uncensored deconstruction of Tate Taylor and Kathlyn Stockett's The Help, with tepid apologies to Viola "You is kind, you is smart, you is impo'tant" Davis. Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 100:12


    More hot takes on Michael Jackson's “Thriller.” When will we see the real Motown documentary? The best comedians who became actors. And literally anything else the Men of Micheaux can think of to discuss to delay reviewing this 2007 misfire by Cedric the Entertainer. Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSION LOGS: Johnsn Family Vacation (2004)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 94:19


    Cedric the Entertainer is featured in this edition of Mission Logs as Vincent and Len explore the "boring" antics of the Johnson Family Vacation, a review from May 2020. The Men of Micheaux also pay tribute to the then-recent losses of music luminaries Andre Harrell, Betty Wright, and the one and only Little Richard. Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Radio (2003)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 121:59


    Len proves to bethe only person Vincent knows who actaully used the China in the china cabinet. A white missioary shares his word for breakfront. The Men of Micheaux struggle to reunite a living R&B group for one more great album. Len gives an undefinition for a Black film. And we wonder what were Debra Winger and Cuba Gooding Jr. thinking about her return and Radio's “teeth”, respectively. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSION LOGS: Rappin' (1985)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 100:42


    The 1985 cutting-edge Cannon film with Mario Van Peebles and Kadeem Hardison - Rappin' - is (currently) the worst film The Men of Micheaux have reviewed on the Mission, and here's where they told you why. Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Man (2005)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 90:02


    Individually, Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy are solid gold performers, but together, at this stage of their careers, it's nothing but fool's gold in this 2005 action un-comedy. Plus, chatter on the white privilege on display inside the Secret Mall Apartment, our favorite Black Mirror episodes, and 1970s furniture. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSION LOG: Welcome Home Brother Charles (1975)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 94:08


    In honor of MAY I have another Bad Black Movie month, we return to 2018 where this 1975 oddity straddled the fence with its deadly extended tip. Learn why Welcome Home Brother Charles is one of the most referenced films in Mission history. Plus fun debates about hip hop documentaries and Mrs. FroZone. Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    See You Yesterday (2019) with Nichole Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 95:33


    Award-winning podcaster Nichole Hill (The Secret Adventures of Black People, Our Ancestors Were Messy) shares her appreciation for Turner Classic Movies, history, and time travel with the Men of Micheaux in their review of this heartfelt sci-fi dramedy. Plus, Vincent is introduced to Academy Award winner Judy Holliday circa 1950. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSION LOGS: The Girl With All The Gifts (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 83:46


    Before the Men of Micheaux saw you yesterday, they witnessed the rise of another young star in the acting world: 13-year-old Sennia Nanua. She goes toe to toe with Glenn Close in an independent post-apocalyptic sci-fi horror drama that grabs you right from the opening credits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Predator 2 (1990)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 114:42


    The Men of Micheaux review the 1990 Black film that ignited one of the enduring sci-fi franchises of the 90s, debate the action bonafides of Danny Glover, look at cross-generational music debuts, and Vincent plays the loooooooongest Six Degrees of D'urville ever as he literally reaches for the stars. PLUS — our first thoughts on Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan's Sinners. Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSION LOGS: Men In Black (1990) with Ryan Sands

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 67:44


    Uncovered from a hard drive deep within the archives of Len's Bat-Base, the Micheaux Mission presents their lost episode - their review of Men In Black with actor Ryan Sands (Marvel's Runaways), recorded live at Blerd City Con in Brooklyn, NY in 2018. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Men In Black 2 (2002)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 105:33


    Vincent has no time for kids invading his hip-hop spaces, Len thinks that Shaquille O'Neal would've had a better film career…as a robot, and Will Smith chases Tom Cruise's coattails into this witty sci-fi sequel which maybe or maybe not a Black film. Plus, was Anna Nicole Smith an actress? Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Old Guard (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 94:12


    Johnny Mathis tops the show for the first (and last) time ever in a thrifty sort of way. Len lists 10 ‘mistakable' comic book movies of the 21st century, right before Vincent connects D'urville Martin to two noted South African actors and the Men of Micheaux wax much praise on director Gina Prince-Bythewood and actor Kiki Layne in the excellent Netflix action flick. Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSION LOGS: The Brother From Another Planet (1984)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 81:29


    We return to the early days of The Mission, where Vincent and Len share their assessment of writer-director John Sayles' sci-fi classic that gave the world actor Joe Morton and provided Vincent with one of his favorite reviews ever. Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Enemy Mine (1985)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 111:37


    The Men of Micheaux finally share their thoughts on Apple TV's Severance, define ‘teetotaling', and answer the unasked question “Who's looking for Kristy Swanson?” before delving into the cult classic 80s sci-fi that buries an Academy Award winner in latex. Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSION LOGS: The Best Man (1999) with Tia Whitfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 103:54


    The Best of The Micheaux Mission presents one of Len's favorite episodes—their 2019 review of writer-director Malcolm Lee's classic THE BEST MAN—featuring one of his favorite guests, Tia Whitfield of Sunkissed Media. Trust us—this will change your perspective on this classic star-studded romantic comedy forever. Check out what Tia and her partner Shameka Sawyer are doing for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and women artists, influencers, and content creators at Sunkissed.art Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Young Wife (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 116:07


    The Mission pauses to say goodbye to George Foreman, which begets a candy bar runoff between Oh, Reggie and Kit Kat, which leads into a Heavy D rap verse review and more, including Six Degrees to two boxers-turned-actors, before Vincent and Len shower praise on writer-director Tayarisha Poe's 2023 introspective romantic drama. Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSION LOGS: Acrimony (2018)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 116:33


    One of the most memorable moments in Mission history is the episode where Len reviews Tyler Perry's psychological thriller Acrimony right after discovering Vincent's dislike for all cooked green vegetables. CERTIFIED FRESH! Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 98:02


    The Men of Micheaux are forced into a review audible, which sparks a longing for the days of physical media, including the once treasured and now expensive “music on vinyl”. Then after chatter about Heavy D, Minnie Ripperton, and the Boo-Ya Tribe (how that happen?), they see what Kasi Lemons wanted to do with The Caveman's Valentine, but maybe Samuel L. Jackson gets in the way. Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 90:24


    Vincent and Len mourn the loss of musicians Roy Ayers (“Everyone Loves The Sunshine”) and D'Wayne Wiggins (Toni Tony Toné); debate the ‘Black famousness' of Wendell Pierce, Giancarlo Esposito, and Larenz Tate; and a listener charts the Top Five Reasons The Men of Micheaux should do The Amazing Race. Then they luxuriate in the beauty that is writer-director Raven Jackson's feature film debut. Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSON LOGS: Petey Wheatstraw with Dorian Missick and Omar Dorsey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 143:43


    We conclude the history of the Micheaux / Missick Connection as we flashback to October 2020 when, in the early days of the pandemic, the Men of Micheaux jumped on a Zoom-ish platform with actor-best friends Dorian Missick and Omar Dorsey to review Rudy Ray Moore's alter-ego Dolemite as another alter-ego, Petey Wheatstraw (1977). Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Waiting To Exhale (1995)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 105:15


    Vincent and Len share their condolences for the untimely passing of songstress Angie Stone and legendary actor Gene Hackman. Len receives a 5-pack of new nicknames; Vincent defends his "Too Rich" Regina-Colman take; the Men debate the best New Edition solo debut; Vincent connects breathy actors Shohreh Aghdashloo and Jennifer Tilly to D'Urville Martin, and there's a review of a 90s classic, to boot! Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Hoodlum (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 100:48


    Vincent and Len mourn the loss of 1970s songstress Roberta Flack, celebrating her incredible career and iconic voice. This leads to a conversation that touches on notable figures like Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and The Big Bopper. Len lists the Five Films that he will never choose for The Mission, while Vincent connects D'Urville Martin to two actors that Len would prefer not to see in movies. The discussion then turns to a review of Bill Duke's 1997 gangster film starring Laurence Fishburne, which raises questions about its qualities. Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSION LOGS: Dolemite (1975) with Dorian Missick and Omar Dorsey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 70:29


    The Men of Micheaux traveled to Brooklyn in 2018 to sit down with actor-producers Dorian Missick and his best friend Omar Dorsey to review insane "blaxploitation" action comedy DOLEMITE (1975) written by and starring Rudy Ray Moore and directed by then & only D'Urville Martin. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Killing Time (1979) Two-Zone Transfer (1979) and Odds & Ends (1993) w/ Angelica Jade Bastién

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 110:33


    Writer and culture critic Angelica Jade Bastién, known for her work in The New Yorker, Vulture, and her Madwomen & Muses newsletter, presents a trio of short films at the Mission. These films range from brilliant and insightful comedy to the outright bizarre. Angelica also reveals an endearing appreciation for Tubi. Meanwhile, Vincent and Len engage in a debate about the "frothiness" of Regina King and Colman Domingo. They also share their guilty pleasure movies and discuss the undeniable top five leaders in Black culture for the 21st century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Wicked (2024) with Erika Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 126:00


    Erika Washington from Sticky Note Conversations travels from Las Vegas to review one of the biggest hits of 2024. She assesses whether a movie musical, adapted from a Broadway version of a 1990s remix of an early 20th-century children's book classic, can be transformed into a Black film. Additionally, the review includes discussions on Dennis Haysbert in "Gone With The Wind," a career retrospective of Harold Rollins, and an exploration of Michael Jackson's age. Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSION LOGS: Strictly Business (1991) with The Missicks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 106:17


    The Men of Micheaux travel to Brooklyn in 2017 to sit down with Dorian & Simone Missick to review the black rom-com Strictly Business (1991) starring Halle Berry and Tommy Davidson. Well, they review it eventually -- after a playful chat about Hollywood, acting, Insecure and more. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Moonwalker (1988)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 114:43


    The Men of Micheaux chat about Aaliyah's legacy, singers who think they can act, The Petrified Forest of 1936, and more. But when they turn their attention to Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, a lively and testy debate breaks out over the "wonderful weirdness" of The King of Pop, circa 1988. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSION LOGS: Bamboozled (2000) with Omar Dorsey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 83:16


    Our history of the Micheaux/Missick Connection introduces actor Omar Dorsey, known for his roles in Queen Sugar and Bookie, who is Dorian Missick's best friend. Additionally, we provide a lively review of Spike Lee's often underappreciated satire, Bamboozled. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Bacurau (2019) with Darren Wallace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 95:35


    The Missionaries challenge Vincent and Len to craft a Black movie canon that EVERY BLACK MAN should see and to name the Definitive 90s Black Movie. Then Darren Wallace of the Black History Year podcast joins the show to review the eerie, anticolonialism international western BACURAU and determine if the Brazilian flick has enough Afro to qualify as a Black movie. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSION LOG: Coming To America (1988) with Simone Missick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 77:39


    In part two of our Misty Night, Simone Missick joined Vincent and Len in Brooklyn, NYC, for this 2018 review of Coming to America. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 112:18


    The Men of Micheaux help a fan create a Black film syllabus that's Rated HS for “high school,” reveal the Top Five Forgotten Black War Movies, and examine what director Spike Lee can do without guardrails (and a tight script) in their review of Miracle At St. Anna. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSION LOGS: Our Misty NIght with Simone Missick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 70:46


    As we continue exploring the Micheaux/Missick connection, we reflect on a notable moment at Therapy Wine Bar in Brooklyn around 2017. Vincent and Len sat down with Simone Missick, known for her role in Netflix's "Luke Cage," to review "Coming to America." This conversation became another link in the evolving friendship between the Missicks of Hollywood and the Men of Micheaux. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Six Triple Eight (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 125:25


    Vincent and Len debate Boyz In The Hood vs Higher Learning for the Best John Singleton Movie Award, reveal the Top Five Other (In)Famous Washingtons, play an un-Marvel-ous game of Six Degrees of D'urville Martin, then answer the question " Has Tyler Perry stepped his game up?" with Netflix's WWII drama The Six Triple Eight, starring Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian (coolest name ever!), and Oprah Winfrey. Use the Black Families GoFundMe Directory to donate to those affected by the L.A. wildfires. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSION LOGS E02 - Clockers (1995) with Dorian Missick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 130:02


    On MISSION LOGS, we present the Best of The Micheaux Mission, beginning with The Micheaux / Missick Connection, the history of our relationship with actors Dorian, Simone Missick, and Omar Dorsey. This is Part Two, where we meet Dorian in person in Philly. He shares his thoughts on our review and being Black in Hollywood and joins us to review CLOCKERS. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The 2025 Black Movie Calendar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 90:47


    The Mission begins again in 2025 with The 2025 Black Movie Calendar, a preview of all the Black-centric films coming to theaters from January to December. Plus — Len appreciates a touching horror film from 2024 (A Quiet Place: Day One) and offers an eight-year-old apology for his review of a 2013 indy (Big Words). Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MISSION LOGS: Big Words (2013)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 66:07


    Introducing MISSION LOGS, the Best of The Micheaux Mission. We present The Micheaux / Missick Connection, the history of our relationship with actors Dorian and Simone Missick and Omar Dorsey. It all started with Vincent and Len's (mostly Len's) controversial review of 2013's BIG WORDS, written and directed by Neil Drumming and starring Dorian Missick. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Book Of Clarence (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 124:19


    It's the final show of 2024 and the Men of Micheaux nerd all the way out on Len's thrift store treasure, great Black heist movies, comedy teams to come, the UN-Top Five Jesus Flicks, a little James McAvoy love, and a real dissection and appreciation for Jeymes Samuels' creative The Book Of Clarence and a search for the real LaKeith Stanfield. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Stir Crazy (1980)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 113:44


    A review of 1980s Stir Crazy that brings on a reckoning of the careers of the film's stars, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor - including a What If swapping Pryor into Sidney Poitier movies. Plus, the Top Five Black Comedy Teams (surprises and hard admissions), thigh-high boots, and the banning of a listener lead into a historic Philly cheesesteak rant against the world. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Blazing Saddles (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 117:08


    The Men of Micheaux (and the audience) weigh in on The Wayans Family, the most distinctive voices of Hip-Hop, Paul Robeson, The Wizard of Oz, and Wicked. The review of Blazing Saddles is damn near a bonus for episode. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Osmosis Jones (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 93:00


    Len shares stories about his time in Jamaica, entertaining Vincent along the way. The hosts debate the merits of Papa Wayans versus Puppy Wayans, and the entire show is dedicated to the talented video producer Dylan. They also call out the "Not Top Five" Other Dylans, even taking a jab at the most famous Dylan of all. Additionally, they review one of Dylan's childhood favorites, which features Chris Rock, as he wants the world to see him. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Pride (2007) w Trenae Nuri

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 110:03


    Philly podcaster Trenae Nuri from City Cast Philly joins the Mission to celebrate young Denzel and the unique version of a Philly staple offered by Jim's Steaks. Additionally, she assists the Men of Micheaux in creating the next great Philly statue and encourages a positive review of the 2007 film Pride from Guess Who? Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Our Night with TONY TODD (2018)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 47:37


    In remembrance of actor and producer Tony Todd (1954-2024), the Mission revisits 2018 when Vincent and Len participated in a memorable three-way call with "The Candyman" himself. During this uncensored and unfiltered conversation, they discussed a range of topics, including the Philadelphia Eagles, New England sports, Barack Obama versus Donald Trump, legendary boxer Jack Johnson, Oscar Micheaux, and much more. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Haunted Mansion (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 114:14


    Vincent and Len close out Bootober in grand fashion reviewing 2023's star-studded Haunted Mansion, but not before the Top Five Scooby Doo Copycats, a redraft of the Top Five Brother Singing Acts, Teena Marie versus The Cookout and Godfather Talk with a sensitive man named Fredo. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Master (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 121:24


    Here comes The Judge! One of the Men of Micheaux accepts 'judgeship' for Election Day 2024, while the other Micheaux Man answers listener mail and plays Six Degrees and the Top Five as if everything is just fine! Plus, Vincent and Len comment on the full Regina Hall filmography before reviewing the eerie college thriller co-starring Zoe Renee and Amber Gray. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    His House (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 107:24


    The Men of Micheaux pay tribute to Toni Vaz, a recently deceased and recently discovered legendary Hollywood actress and stuntwoman. They discuss her creation of the NAACP Image Award and struggle to define “The Chittlin' Circuit.” They also talk about The Borg Queen stumping Vincent in Six Degrees of D'urville. After that, they review Remi Weekes' immigration horror film “His House,” which includes a spoiler-worthy twist that leads to differing opinions from Len and Vincent. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Talk To Me (2023) w The Ghouls Next Door

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 108:54


    The horror edutainment team of Kat Kushin and Gabe Castro - The Ghouls Next Door - bring their expertise on everything spooky, creepy and weird as they join the Men of Micheaux to review the #1 horror film of 2023, plus a Jill Clayburgh sighting, Denzel The Impaler, and much more. Search for The Ghouls Next Door on Apple, Spotify and YouTube, and everywhere you find podcasts. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Us (2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 106:21


    The Mission says farewell to John Amos (Good Times, Let's Do It Again, Roots), Beverly Hills Cop's John Ashton, and Dame Maggie Smith of Harry Potter and Downton Abbey fame. The night's Top Five gives “Birth” to a foul Nation, and Bootober gives an assessment of Jordan Peele's sophomore feature that bridges the uncanny and the absurd with the dark and the dangerous. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Tell Them We Are Rising (2017) w Stephanye Watts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 114:47


    Vincent shares a Len-level rant on the Janet Jackson/Kamala Harris story, our guest Stephanye Watts of the Be Reel Black Cinema Club gives Dojacat her first name drop on the show while representing hard AF for Clark-Atlanta University, and THEN we review the PBS doc on the history of HBCUs that promises a bit more than it delivers. The Micheaux Mission is sponsored by BetterHelp Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    When The Levees Broke, A Requiem In Four Acts (2006)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 120:09


    Vincent and Len remember the dearly departed Frankie Beverly, give Tito Jackson his justice due, debate a Mount Rushmore of Black Comedy actresses, reveal the Top Five Documentaries That Changed The World, and give a sobering review of Spike Lee's haunting account of Hurricane Katrina and the damage it let loose on the body, minds, and souls of New Orleans in 2005. The Micheaux Mission is sponsored by BetterHelp Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene (2008)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 121:08


    The Men of Micheaux pay homage to the late James Earl Jones (1931-2024), discuss the legacy of the sitcom 227, peel away a layer of hip-hop skin, list the Top Five Black Music TV Shows of the Past worthy of commemorating, and delve into an analysis (and appreciation) for the radio disc jockey provocateur of 70s-80s Washington DC. The Micheaux Mission is sponsored by BetterHelp Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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