Micheaux Mission

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

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464 episodes

Origin (2023) w Denise James

The Men of Micheaux are joined by noted journalist/educators/best friends, Denise James and Danise Kenon, for a very spirited Six Degrees (Who Is Vera Farmiga?) and a lively review of an amazing film from Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor that underperformed and, maybe, misunderstood. 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

1h 59m
Mar 28, 2024
Running Scared (1986)

The Men of Micheaux put together an ultimate Chaka Khan playlist, Len gets Vincent to put on his producer hat and create The Top Five Dream Buddy Cop Flicks of the 80s, then marvel at the chemistry of Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines in the cult classic cop flick. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  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

1h 49m
Mar 21, 2024
Sounder (1972)

The listeners really did not appreciate Len's Top 5 Brothers in Soul from weeks ago and demand a redo. Vincent has zero appreciation for Zack Snyder's Watchmen or his career. Mockbuster 'Sounder-likes' get a countdown, The Mission is ranked in the Top 80 - WTF? The Men of Micheaux review a certified classic with a deep appreciation of their own. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  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

2h 0m
Mar 14, 2024
Hickey & Boggs (1972)

The Top 5 Brothers In Soul debate rolls into another week via the Missives From The Missionaries, where one listener in academia reveals the undeniable reasons why The Blues Brothers is, in fact, a Black film. Then, the Men of Micheaux sink into despair, depression, and depravity to wash the ick of Hickey & Boggs from the Mission. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  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

1h 59m
Mar 07, 2024
The Blues Brothers (1980)

The Men of Micheaux find a rom-com date for Halle Berry, reveal Len’s list of Top Five Brothers in Soul Music (underline Len’s list!), go Six Degrees to the Quaid Brothers, then deliver a verdict on the Blackness of John Belushi & Dan Akroyd aka Jake & Elwood Blues Brothers. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  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

1h 53m
Feb 29, 2024
Summer of Sam (1999)

The Men of Micheaux dissect the recent Katt Williams concert, especially a mini-Mo’Nique-appearance, before delving into the Scorsesian thriller Summer of Sam from 1999, the film that stretches the rules of Black filmdom to the very edge, despite the stewardship of Spike Lee. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG - @micheauxmission  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

1h 57m
Feb 22, 2024
Flashdance (1983)

The Men of Micheaux argue Winnie the Pooh vs Riki Tiki Tavi, the unappealing allure of Nina, and the perplexing story of Jennifer Beals and her star-making lead in Flashdance. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  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

1h 48m
Feb 16, 2024
King of New York (1990)

The Men of Micheaux begin a look at ‘dubious Black films’ for Black History Month, starting with the 1990 urban banger King of New York, starring Christopher Walken in a role of hip-hop royalty. Plus, Carl Weathers R.I.P., The Greatest Night in Pop mini-review, who said YOU were a king?, Christopher Lambert finds D’urville Martin and more. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  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

2h 9m
Feb 08, 2024
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

Missives from the Missionaries lead into a debate about Hollywood Shuffle vs. Bamboozled, which takes an off-ramp onto BAPS for Criterion candidacy. Then, the Men of Micheaux sum up the career of Martin Lawrence's last 'good' movie, the comedian-packed Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins from 2008. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG and X @micheauxmission  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

2h 4m
Feb 01, 2024
Meet Dave (2008)

Our show begins with an appreciation for the ‘understated’ 70s classic ˆ from the emails. It goes into a debate between the music of 1971 vs. 1972 and much more until Eddie Murphy’s career choices are scrutinized again with the review of 2008’s (slept-on?) Meet Dave. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  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

1h 50m
Jan 26, 2024
Blue Streak (1999)

It’s Debate Central on the Mission as Vincent and Len congratulate a couple of 2023 Emmy winners while lamenting the fate of Better Call Saul, leading to Debate #1 about the ‘comedy’ of The Bear. That’s followed by a reckoning of Martin Lawrence’s relevance, which begets Debate #2 about who Black America loves more: Martin or Eddie Murphy. Then, an animated Six Degrees takes us into their review of 1999’s Blue Streak, which sparks Debate #3 on what is or isn’t an action movie. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  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

2h 2m
Jan 18, 2024
Bowfinger (1999)

The Men of Micheaux are back for 2024 and have plenty to say about Purlie Victorious on Broadway, The Color Purple in theaters, Katt Williams, the Top Five Black Movies of 2023, Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry Lewis AND a review of Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy in director Frank Oz’s Hollywood satire Bowfinger. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  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

2h 6m
Jan 12, 2024
Friday After Next (2002)

It's the season's last show, stuffed with the John Singleton vs Spike Lee debate, Black actress colorism, the enigma named Clifton Powell, Top Five, Six Degrees, emails, and more. Oh yeah -- and we watched Ice Cube's Friday After Next; so that happened. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

2h 7m
Dec 21, 2023
Candy Cane Lane (2023)

The Men of Micheaux give serious consideration to where Eddie Murphy's career has landed him in 2023 , as they sit in review of Amazon Prime's Candy Cane Lane and look at the Top 5 Worst X-Mas Gifts Ever and much more. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

1h 39m
Dec 14, 2023
Boxing Day (2021)

The Men of Micheaux bounce from cranberry sauce to American Fiction to Godzilla Minus One to Bookie to Comedians Who Act to Top Five Movies Boxes to Six Degrees of D’urville to their review of Boxing Day and there’s still more in here! Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

1h 56m
Dec 07, 2023
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) gets the Mission treatment from Len and the Shakespeare-whisperer, Vincent Williams, but not before the Men get into a Tyler Perry-Robot Townsend debate and reveal the Top Five Weird Shakespeare Adaptations, + Six Degrees of D’urville. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

1h 50m
Nov 30, 2023
O (2001)

Are the holidays a good time for someone to cook something for the first time ever for the entire family? The Men of Micheaux have a lively debate over that query, Vincent gets stuck on Meryl Streep and their 3rd review of an Othello adaptation may be the closest to the Bard. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

1h 42m
Nov 23, 2023
Deliver Us From Eva (2003) w Lavetta Cannon

Writer-Producer Lavetta Cannon of the Notorious Women podcast has a bone to pick with Len about Blankman, which leads into a reexamination of The Last Dragon, which spawns a recasting of Blacula that kicks off the Top Five Unchemistry Sets, Six Degrees of famous chemists, then a review of Deliver Us From Eva, the rom-com knockoff of Shakespeare's The Taming of The Shrew. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

2h 4m
Nov 16, 2023
Introducing The Stolen Girls of Americus

In Americus, Georgia, 1963, three young girls meet at a local protest, only to face chilling consequences for demanding justice. Introducing The Stolen Girls of Americus, PushBlack’s new true crime narrative podcast, based on the true story of more than a dozen Black girls (ages 9 to 15) who were abducted by police during a 1963 protest in Americus, Georgia, where, for 45 days, their whereabouts remained a mystery to their family, community, and the world. Echoing the long history of missing Black girls, what happened next remains relevant today. -- The Stolen Girls of Americus is a co-production of Accelerate Change and PushBlack. If you enjoyed this episode and would like to show your support, please consider donating at www.stolengirls.com.  This episode features performances by: Joelle Denise as Shirley Green Brooke Brown as Lorena Barnum MJ VanDevere as Carol Barner Leslie Taylor-Grover as Bernice Green Debra Mittleman as Mabel Barnum  Precious Joubert as Helen Barner Additional voice support includes: Jareyah Bradley Cindy Kamtchoum Richie Kamtchoum Zul Manzi Bianca Tochi Len Webb Nate Woldu Chris Yates This episode is written by MJ Vandevere and Cydney Smith, and directed by Richie Kamtchoum. The editor is Julian Blackmore, with engineering provided by Nathan Wizard and Yanii Evans. Original music composed by Julian Blackmore.  Our producers are Jill Janairo, Darren Wallace, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

42m
Nov 13, 2023
Othello (1995)

The men of Micheaux present The Bards of November, a month-long dedication to adaptations of William Shakespeare beginning with 1995's OTHELLO, starring Laurence Fishburne and Kenneth Branagh. Plus, they're back with Top Five Child Adult Success stories and Missives from The Missionaries and...Len has a cold. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

1h 14m
Nov 09, 2023
The Blackening (2023)

Bootober comes to a close on the Mission as Len shares his thoughts on Kid n Play and 'the 2nd Lionel Jefferson', Vincent talks reboot booty, A Top 5 Blackened Classic Movies leads into Six Degrees of D'urville which leads into their eagerly anticipated review of 2023's slept-on horror comedy The Blackening. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

1h 42m
Oct 26, 2023
BOO a Madea Halloween (2016)

The Men of Micheaux spend this week of Bootober talking about Micheal Jackson, Eddie Murphy, Wolfman Jack, the Top 5 Black Sitcom Horror Reboots, Liv Tyler, Tom Hanks, Band of Brothers, Mary Tyler Moore, Elvis Presley, and 'honey' -- and then (1:05) there's Tyler Perry and his dependable piece of schlock starring his brass and 'neutered' alter-ego! Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

1h 55m
Oct 20, 2023
Vampires vs The Bronx (2020)

Bootober keeps chilling folks all over as Vincent and Len talk sword & sandal flicks, the 1970s, more Black vampires in our midst, and (00:50) a cool review of writer-director Oz Rodriguez's Netflix horror-comedy. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

1h 30m
Oct 12, 2023
The Transfiguration (2016)

Bootober is here and Black horror has arisen from its icky crypt! So once Six Degrees of D’urville, the Top 5 Real Life Black Vampires, and The Many Loves of Issac the Bartender are dispensed with, (00:51) the Men of Micheaux examine a unique take on vampirism in writer-director Micheal O’Shea’s The Transfiguration. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

1h 31m
Oct 05, 2023
Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) with Lisa Cortés

September’s DOC TO SCHOOL closes in style with director-producer Lisa Cortés sharing her close history on Hip-Hop, her personal take on sliced grapes for babies, challenges Vincent with her own Six Degrees of D’Urville and then joins the Men in a conversation about her newest documentary on the life and career of rock-n-roll originator Little Richard! Visit http://littlericharddocumentary.com/ for availability in your area. Follow Little Richard: I Am Everything https://twitter.com/LittleRichDoc https://www.instagram.com/littlericha... Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

1h 19m
Sep 28, 2023
A Band Called Death (2012)

September's Doc to School continues as Len swears off (most) pretzel bites, Vincent remembers Motown in the 70s, 2012 in Hip-Hop welcomes the actual Frank Ocean, and (00:53) the Men of Micheaux take in the heartfelt story of the true originators of punk music, a band of brothers called Death. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

1h 37m
Sep 21, 2023
I Called Him Morgan (2016)

Continuing their Doc To School campaign, the Men of Micheaux go from debates about Twix candy bar, Johnny Gill vs. Ralph Tresvant, Mac Miller, Watchmen, Alan Moore, and (00:44) the tragic story of jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen Morgan. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

1h 28m
Sep 14, 2023
Paris Is Burning (1990)

The Men of Micheaux go Doc To School as September is dedicated to great Black documentaries, starting with the classic peek into 80s Ballroom culture -- Paris Is Burning (1990). We also celebrate 50 years of hip-hop as we reveal the great moments from Sept 1990 and go from Six Degrees of D'Urville to Tituss Burgess and Colman Domingo. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

1h 40m
Sep 07, 2023
The Muthers (1976)

Using the 5th week of August to repay the Bad Black Movie they owed you, the Men of Micheaux stuff this episode with everything! Missives from The Missionaries. The Blues Brothers. Gone With The Wind. Vampire Hookers. Jane Fonda. Vanity. Benny Hill! AND (00:58) Jeanne Bell, Rosanne Katon, Trina Parks, and Jayne Kennedy showing out and showing off in a Not-So-Bad cult favorite from the action-packed 70s. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

1h 42m
Aug 31, 2023
Willie Dynamite (1974)

The Men of Micheaux chat about the late Ron Cephas Jones, the 30th anniversary of Living Single, the Kenan & Key reunion, a boy called Lil Pimp, and Jodi Foster vs Sweetback before (00:48) slipping on the slick threads of the one and only Willie Dynamite, featuring the swan song performance of the late Diana Sands. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len 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

1h 37m
Aug 24, 2023