Micheaux Mission

Another double header flashback as the Men of Micheaux replay their Ep 87 review of Blade (1998) and the Ep 181 look at Blade 2 (2002), as a primer for their return to live shows next week with a review of Blade Trinity . Email your suggestions for past reviews to micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow us on IG, Twitter @micheauxmission to share your #previously selections Leave Voicemail for Vincent &...

The Men of Micheaux present their reviews of the venerable William Marshall as the title character in the horror classics BLACULA (1972) and SCREAM BLACULA SCREAM (1973), episodes 85-86 from early on in their Mission. Plus, Vincent and Len take a cakewalk! Email your suggestions for past reviews to micheauxmission@gmail.com or hit us on the socials #previously IG, Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave V...

Boo-tober starts off in fine fashion with an intense and insane debate on Frosty The Snowman (yup!), listener mail sparking a look at 21st century Eddie Murphy, Top 5 takes us deeper into The Wayans Family Universe, Six Degrees exposes the real Vincent and (1:12) the review of Scary Movie is an unforeseen referendum on spoof media. Plus the Men announce a new podcast series - Previously On The Mis...

Return to the origin of The Epic Rants of Len with this throwback review from 2018, featuring the original screed that birthed the reputation! Hear Len lament the career choices of Taraji P Henson while cursing the work of Tyler Perry...again. Email your suggestions for past reviews to micheauxmission@gmail.com or hit us on the socials #previously @micheauxmission FB, IG, Twitter Leave Voicemail f...

The Old Men of Micheaux fall into the Wayback right from the start, as memories of Flash Gordon dash thru their heads (or not) before Keke Palmer love in listener mail, The Top 5 Not Ready for Nia Long Players gets an emergency update with an all-new starting five, Matthew McConaughey stymies Vincent in Six Degrees of D’Urville Martin , and (50:52) the history of Sammy Davis Jr. is dissected via h...

Vincent and Len give respect due to The Woman King , the number one film in the country its opening week, relive the insanity of Sylvester Stallone's Over The Top , plus Top 5 Black Girl Magic - Acting division , Six Degrees of D'Urville to Ed Begley Jr and Jim Carrey. And (56:55) our review of Doug Atchison's Akeelah and The Bee , which introduced a star named Keke. Email micheauxmission@gmail.co...

SPOILER ALERT --- The Men of Micheaux share a kind word for the winners of color at the 2022 Emmy Awards and a stray thought or two on Jimmy Kimmel. Shawn and Marlon Wayans as a comedy duo are rehashed via listener mail. Len relives a Scott Baio moment. Vincent goes Six Degrees from D'Urville to Anthony Michael Hall and Millie Bobby Brown. Then (46:45) the Men review Regina Hall's mesmerizing perf...

Vincent and Len invite the Missionaries to watch next week’s movie this week before getting into the Top 5 Black Comedy Duos , Six Degrees of D’Urville to past (late) SNL stars and their review of 90s kid-faves Kenan n Kel in Good Burger (48:14). 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 read listener mail which leads to a quick review of Al Pacino's filmography; Top 5 Black Movies that could be TV series is not to be missed for a few sleeper picks and interesting casting ideas; Six Degrees of D'Urville to Brian Tyree Henry and Kim Cattrall; and (52:47) our review of the timeless COOLEY HIGH , featuring Lawrence Hilton-Jacob, Garrett Morris, the incredible Glynn Tu...

Screenwriter of Ruby Bridges and new author Toni Ann Johnson kicks off sharing her stories of working as a hired scribe in Hollywood and the joyful pain of working with Ruby Bridges director Euzhan Palcy before diving headfirst into her (and our) review of 1975’s Aaron Loves Angela (00:13), featuring the photogenic and uneven stewardship of Gordon Parks Jr. and actors Moses Gunn, Irene Cara and fa...

Actress Carla Brothers joins the Men of Micheaux to share stories from the set of The Five Heartbeats and Glory and to share her thoughts on the depictions of women in film and the culture in the 70s, as related in the career of Pam Grier and her role in Friday Foster (1:16). Len’s Top 5 looks at other films based on comic strip series and Vincent takes Six Degrees (and then some) to get from D’Ur...

Len presents a choice Top 5 listing of Not Ready For Leading Men and Vincent goes from Six Degrees of D’Urville Martin to two famed actor/singers of the 00s; and then (00:46), we review The Candy Tangerine Man and nothing will ever be the same again. 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 answer listener mail that gets them thinking MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS THAT WORK; then they pay their respects for a quartet of luminaries we lost this week - NBA and civil rights legend BILL RUSSELL, voice actor PAT CARROLL, and actresses MARY ALICE and NICHELLE NICHOLS; Vincent takes the D'Urville Martin train to Dennis Haysbert and Rihanna; and (00:56) the Men review 1976's movie (i...

We remember actress/activist Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022) by revisiting their review of 1974's Truck Turner , which featured a Nichols' performance unlike any she ever gave before or after, as well as a bonus treat -- Len's 2015 interview with Ms. Nichols from the Great Philadelphia Comic Convention, where she shares anecdotes from her dance and acting career and her private thoughts on her recent...

Vincent and Len let the listener mail (and voicemail!) lead them in a chat about the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer, the wave of new projects announced at Comic-Con - special attention to Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Then the Men of Micheaux share their spoiler-free thoughts on Jordan Peele's Nope . Plus the Top 5 Race Swap in Movie...

Len shares a touching story about cartoonist Robb Armstrong ( Jump Start ) and his connection with Peanuts and gives his TOP 5 Dumb Superhero Movies, in honor of Thor: Love and Thunder . Vincent loves Tyra Ferrell but 30-40s star Claude Rains doesn't easily compute in his D'Urville-centric mind. And CHAMELEON STREET is the indy film that could, though there's an argument over whether or not it did...

The Men of Micheaux get very nerdy on this one with discussions about Batman , writer Grant Morrison, The Doom Patrol , and The Boys stuffed between Len’s referendums for Great Balls of Fire and (gasp!) The Goonies . But all is right in the world when Gugu Mbatha-Raw portrays Belle (2013) in a costume drama that tickles all of Len’s fancies. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswiz...

Author, film historian Josiah Howard ( Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide ) joins the Men of Micheaux in the creation of a shared universe from the classic 70s genre flicks. They choose between Cotton Comes To Harlem and Sweet Sweetback Badass Song the planet Krypton in our funky stratosphere. The men argue for the 7 members of the Blaxploitation Avengers and connect the dots of...

There’s a Not-Quite-Top-5 of Aretha Franklin song-inspired movie pitches, 20 minutes on Milli Vanilli (and for why? ), Len has choice words For All Mankind , a Six Degrees of D’Urville stumper named Albert Finney has Vincent flummoxed and the majesty that is the Queen of Soul herself in the place where she lives - the church - bringing us her Amazing Grace (2018) in a beautiful documentary impossi...

Journalist Justin Tinsley @justintinsley, author of It Was All A Dream: Biggie and The World That Made Him joins the Mission to share his thoughts on Notorious from 2009 as well as his homegrown love for NBA great Allen Iverson. The Men and friends share Hip-Hop moments that they want to see acted out on film, Vincent wows Justin in Six Degrees of D'Urville Martin and much more. Hosted by Simpleca...

The Tony Awards catch Len's attention which leads to bold admission by the Man of Micheaux. Meanwhile, Vincent has some words on The Man Who Fell to Earth . Top 5 James Browns (Caucasian division) has Elvis coming aboard the Mission. Six Degrees of D'Urville goes to Joaquin Phoenix and Sissy Spacek and (1:00) GET ON UP: THE JAMES BROWN STORY paints a dividing line between our guys. Hosted by Simpl...

We wish a Happy Birthday to the late Prince Rogers Nelson and create a Intro to Prince playlist. Len debuts Top 5 Birds of Movie History while Vince takes the long road from D’Urville to Emilio. And we review Clint Eastwood’s long play biopic Bird , starring Forest Whitaker. (00:54) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of person...

Vincent and Len get called out for a Penelope mishap , a listener waits for a angry voice from our past, Six Degrees unlocks the filmographies of Steven Seagal and Jennifer Connelly, Top 5 reveals the Nia Long co-stars that Len envies the most and Don Cheadle directs a masterpiece in 2015’s Miles Ahead . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collec...

The Men go from listener mail to the TOP 5 Black Roles of Embarrassment with a #1 that will shock you but is well-earned. Then SIX DEGREES OF D’URVILLE goes from Ernest Borgnine to Penelope Cruz to The History of the Three Stooges . Finally, its time to review one of the worst movies of all-time - for all the wrong (right?) reasons — Bill Cosby’s Leonard Part 6 (how’s THAT for a credit line?) Host...

This one is obese; no B.S. We're diving ride into 'Mother, MAY I Have Another One of Those Bad Black Movies' with 1986's Soul Man starring C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong and James Earl Jones (WTF?) and we cast the new Blade soundtrack, list the Top 5 white roles that code as black, chart the careers of Cher and Michael J Fox and Diana Ross in Six Degrees of D'Urville and a whole lot more! Hosted...