Micheaux Mission

The Men of Mcheaux devote much of the show's first half to honoring Harry Belafonte (1927-2023), who passed away earlier in the day, including turning over the TOP FIVE to his best performances. There's SIX DEGREES of D'URVILLE , a short Superman '78 - Batman '89 retrospective, and then (00:46) a review of the mesmerizing NEPTUNE FROST (2021) from director Saul Williams. Rate & Review The Mission...

Vincent has some beef with Netflix's Beef and Samuel Jackson's hairstyle choices. Len shares a Top Five They Should Be Legend , featuring 'The Black Lucille Ball," and Vincent takes forever and a day to go Six Degrees of D'Urville Martin to Maggie Smith. Then (1:07) the Men of Micheaux visit the 'Should've-Been-Legendary" I Am Legend starring Will Smith as you've never seen him before or since. Ra...

Len shares his Top Five with Vincent proving that Space Ain't Always the Place for some brothers, and Vincent counters with his enthusiastic review of the Afrofuturistism tentpole SPACE IS THE PLACE (1974), featuring the almighty Sun Ra and his Arkestra—plus Six Degrees of D'Urville Martin to two Sons of Hollywood. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Miss...

Len presents evidence that The Wire stars the Best Pimp Ever Seen on TV before sharing his Top 5 Animated Characters who are Coded Black. Then Vincent goes Six Degrees to Charles Bronson and Liza Minnelli. Then comes the time for the Men of Micheaux to offer their thoughts on (34:42) Conquest of The Planet of the Apes (1972). Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Foll...

Viola Davis leads an all-star cast (Michelle Rodriquez, Cynthia Erivo, Brian Tyree Henry, Liam Neeson; to name a few!) in the sophisticated heist thriller from writer-director Steve McQueen, WIDOWS (41:00). first, the Men welcome special guest Janine Coveney of The Word on Flicks Show to offer her unique thoughts about the feature film du jour and sit in appreciation for the Top 5 Next Pam Griers...

Journalist and Scholar of Everything Prince Rogers Nelson Tonya Pendleton joins the Mission for the first review-redux for YouTube, 1984’s Purple Rain (53:27). Plus, listener mail, Six Degrees of D’Urville Martin to Grace Kelly and Christopher Guest and the Top 5 Prince Song Inspired Movie Pitches. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, Twitte...

Please enjoy another episode from our miniseries The Class of 1989! 1989 was not the year of the Black woman in film. The Color Purple was one of the few feature films in the 80s that centered on Black women, and it wouldn't be until 1992 that a Black woman would get theatrical distribution directing a film about Black women. Just like Anita Hill is often credited for the 1992 election being deeme...

The Men of Micheaux share their 'interesting' thoughts on the Oscars, riff through a historic Top 5 Black Speculative Fiction and super quick Six Degrees to Charlton Heston and Djimon Hounsou. And the rest of the show (44:03) is dedicated to their conflicting opinions of director Kasi Lemmons' HARRIET (2019), featuring Cynthia Erivo and Leslie Odom Jr. + friend-of-the-show Omar Dorsey. Rate & Revi...

Six Black films. One historic year. An industry (and culture) transformed. We've just launched a miniseries, The Class of 1989. Listen to the debut episode here, then head on over to The Class of 1989 feed for more. Listen here:  link.chtbl.com/-VGEVibH Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this special presentation from Toure Show, Spike Lee talks about making it in Hollywood. If you like what you hear, subscribe to Toure Show wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Men of Micheaux broadcast from their new YouTube-friendly studio just in time to share their selective opinions on Chris Rock’s Selective Outrage on Netflix. Listener mail has them reminiscing on long-lost Black comedies of the 70s-80s before Len names his Top 5 selections for Black Wonder Woman, and Vincent goes Six Degrees to Neve Campbell and Helena Bonham Carter. And, finally (45:40), Gina...

Co-producer Moe Poplar joins Len for an all TOP FIVE special that touches movies, music, and more: Black Movies that are not Black Movies; Black Supermen; Black singers who should direct; and the controversy of the Best Hip-Hop Group of All-Time. Check Moe Poplar's new podcast for the family --- Bunnamigos , an audio travel guide for kids. This fact-finding adventure podcast hops worldwide, explor...

Today, we're sharing a special treat: An episode from American Masters: Creative Spark featuring an interview with Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter, known for her work on films including Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, and both Black Panther films.  What does it mean to create futuristic costumes from the past? What would an African nation look like without the influence of colonialism...

The Men of Micheaux speak of A Warm December and their new podcast series, The Class of 1989 , as well as Len’s Top 5 Black TV Couples, the career of Chevy Chase, the genius of Talladega Nights , and (00:49) Kenya Harris’ You People , starring Jonah Hill and Lauren London as strangers pretending to be lovers…badly. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple - Help us get to 200 reviews! Email  micheauxmis...

We say goodbye to Trugoy of De La Soul , gone too soon at age 54, and answer our listener mail. Len outsources his Top 5 to lousy results, Six Degrees of D’Urville meets Taylor Kitsch and Vince Vaughn; (31:19) we review the quirky Jean of The Joneses from writer/director Stella Meghie and starring Taylor Paige, Sherri Shepherd, Gloria Reuben, and Michelle Hurst. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple...

Len sings the praises of select beignets from his New Orleans trip. Listener mail leads the Men to review Lynn Whitfield's many attributes. Top 5 Sci-Fi Romance Dramas take us to Six Degrees of D'Urville Martin to Rachel McAdams and Mickey Rourke. And then, at 53:31, we turn to Swan Song , a beautiful piece of speculative fiction ruminating on love and loss from writer/director Benjamin Cleary and...

Vincent cautions Len against sipping hard on a Hurricane in NOLA as the Men of Micheaux answer listener mail, go Top 5 and Six Degrees of great femme fatales, and (47:03) review Martin Lawrence's vanity project thriller, mugging it up on the screen beside Lynn Whitfield and Regina King. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple - Help us get to 200 reviews! Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mis...

A thorough - and intense - review of episodes 5-6 of FX-Hulu's Kindred by the Men of the Micheaux Mission podcast, Vincent and Len, and their fellow Octavia Butler fans, Ariell and Charlyn. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vincent and Len review (43:20) The Liberation of LB Jones (1970) starring Roscoe Lee Browne, Lola Falana, and Lee J Cobb; directed by 3-time Oscar winner William Wyler and 70s television action hero Lee Majors, whose career fills the top of the show and the back with the Men's thoughts on The Six Million Dollar Man and his 80s follow-up, The Fall Guy . Plus, TOP 5 Lola's and Six Degrees to Tasha S...

The Men of Micheaux + Ariell and Charlyn review episodes 3 and 4 of FX-Hulu's Kindred, which both feature a lot of Kevin and not much of Dana. The kid gloves are off starting with this review, folks - buckle up! Rate & Review The Mission on Apple - Help us get to 200 reviews! Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave Voicemail for Vincent & Len Subs...

Vincent and Len read listener mail which somehow takes Nia Long to her local Target. They give praise to the Black award winners at the recent Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, share their thoughts on HBO Max's Call Me Miss Cleo, list the Top 5 Black films affected by the Pandemic and Vincent goes Six Degrees from D'Urville to Mike Myers and Anne Hathaway. And the Men remember the hip-hop c...

The Men of The Micheaux Mission return with co-hosts Ariell Johnson and Charlyn Griffith-Oro to breakdown Ep #2 of KINDRED , the FX-Hulu 8-part adaptation of Octavia Butler's seminal afrofuturistic novel, the first of her works to hit the screen. They give the show a thorough review and then (45:30) compare it with the literary work. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail....

Vincent and Len jump into 2023 with a review of Peacock’s The Best Man: The Final Chapters , the Top 5 Upcoming Black Movies of 2023 + a couple of Denzel Washington-centric Top 5 ’s of his own, Six Degrees of D’Urville to Wood Harris and Aunjanue Ellis and a (1:03) full film review of 2011’s Restless City , directed by Andrew Dosunmu and starring Sy Alassane and Sky Nicole Grey. Rate & Review The...

The Men of Micheaux close out 2022 with a voicemail check-in on Len’s emotions and a fun look at the twins of The Whispers due to listener mail. Top 5 looks at the Un-Rankin & Bass Christmas Specials, while Six Degrees of Durville connects to Angela Lansbury and Ed Asner. Then (50:20) a review of Black Nativity that doesn’t disappoint. The film, however…. ____________________________ Rate & Review...

The Men of The Micheaux Mission join Ariell Johnson and Charlyn Griffith-Oro to review and discuss Ep #1 of KINDRED, the FX-Hulu 8-part adaptation of Octavia Butler's seminal afrofuturistic novel, the first of her works to hit the screen. They give the show itself a thorough review and then compare it with the literary work. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa...