Micheaux Mission

A live audience joins the Men of Micheaux in celebration of their 300th episode. Vincent learns which man loves more on the Mission then he divulges the origin of the Charcuterie Fridays. Its the Kung-Fu edition of Six Degrees of Durville, Len remembers Nia Long in Love Jones and (00:55) its the review of BAD BOYS, the remixed template for action cop movies. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compan...

On the last stop of their road to 300 episodes, The Men of Micheaux show appreciation for another Philly pod on the eve of their own milestone. Then, after listener voicemail about their Precious review, they kibitz about The Man Who Fell To Earth , movie watching rules, a hilarious Six Degrees of D’Urville worthy/unworthy of the occasion and finally (00:47) the long-awaited review of Haile Gerima...

When is Julie Newmar not Julie Newmar? When she’s Lee Meriwhether! Listener mail has Vincent and Len reconciling Richard Pryor in Superman 3 . Six Degrees of Durville with George Burns and Gal Gadot, Len loves JoJo and PJ Morton, movies to watch only once and (00:47) our review of director Lee Daniels’ Precious . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about o...

Vincent and Len riff on the wholesome musical adapatation of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and other messy melodies. 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 are back with listener mail all the way from the Motherland that leads to a chat on 90s R&B, more voicemails, including one that asks who’s Siskel and who’s Ebert. And we talk about the superstar making action-comedy Beverly Hills Cop (00:40) and its make on the careers of Eddie Murphy and Sylvester Stallone. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa...

SPECIAL - Vincent and Len will be back next week with a new episode. Enjoy their appearance from June 2021 with Toya Haynes to talk about the first time they heard her favorite group (and Len’s) - New Edition . Check THE FIRST TIME I HEARD with Toya Haynes wherever good podcasts be, Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of person...

Vincent and Len listen to their first voicemails from the missionaries which has them sharing their thoughts on Abbott Elementary and Severance . Six Degrees sees Vincent getting to Steve Carrell and Frances McDormand. And we sit shocked, amazed and confused at the stories behind and in front of the camera on 1959’s ‘forgotten treasure’ Porgy & Bess . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

Bobbi Booker of Philly’s WRTI 90.1fm - ‘the voice of jazz’ - hops aboard the Mission once again, this time to chat about the slap heard around the world (and the joke that provoked it), and to watch Vincent play Six Degrees to James Cagney and Sandra Bullock, then (01:04) to review the Academy Award winning documentary from 1996 about the legend of Muhammad Ali - When We Were Kings. Hosted by Simp...

It’s here - one of themes requested reviews of the Mission! Vincent ad Len welcome comedian Darryl Charles and sexuality expert Dr. Timaree of The DTF Fun Hour for a (36:25) review of TROIS (2000), plus Six Degrees of D’Urville and some schooling on the EARN IT Act . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adve...

The case of eating chicken in public is argued on this stop on The Road to 300, plus listener mail, international reviews, Six Degrees to Faye Dunaway and The Thin Man (?) and (00:45) our review of the acclaimed ‘thesis’ by writer/director Charles Burnett — Killer Of Sheep (1978) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal...

A listener shares an interesting story about “darkie movies” , Vincent gives an assessment of Peacock’s Bel-Air , Six Degrees of D’Urville has historic results and the Rosewood massacre of 1922 is relived & reimagined by director John Singleton. 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 review Slashfilm's Black film recommendations for the Criterion Collection. Vincent interrogates Len for a spoiler-free review of The Batman and its Six Degrees of D'Urville Martin to child stars Macauley Culkin and Shirley Temple. Then (00:52) it's time to review director Kathleen Collins' history-making drama Losing Ground from 1982. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....

The Philadelphia Inquirer 's Elizabeth Wellington represents for New Yorkers everywhere, has a rare blood type of N.E. as for New Edition. Then Vincent goes Six Degrees to John Wayne and Jeff Bridges. And (00:34) we take a review of the 90s basketball crime drama Above The Rim and turn it into a worn debate about hip-hop's Nice -n- Smooth. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz....

The Men of Micheaux explain how they build their community of Missionaries, find time to talk about anything but Star Trek, sing the praises of Swan Song on Apple TV (without spoilers), and go Six Degrees to Dustin Hoffman and more. And then (44:45) share their thoughts on Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog: The Way of The Samurai . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati...

Vincent and Len go over the 2022 Academy Award nominations, give a final assessment of Lifetime's Janet Jackson , see how one gets from D'Urville Martin to Barbra Streisand then (00:49) take seat at a jazz joint to meet Sammy Davis Jr. as A MAN CALLED ADAM. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Micheaux XL as Len and Vincent miss WKRP 's Howard Houseman, answer listener mail, discuss TV habits of the loved and loving and then (00:19) engage in a lively debate about Lifetime's Janet Jackson and (01:02) review The Hughes Brothers' mini-epic Dead Presidents. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for a...

Len and Vincent have it out over the ultra-violent A Clockwork Orange , find a Marvel Cinematic role for Denzel Washington, leapfrog from D'Urville Martin to Jack Nicholson AND Michael Jackson. (00:53) Then they turn their attention to Gordon Parks' Leadbelly and the fun stops cold (despite the 'wondrous' Art Evans). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abo...

It's James Earl Jones' birthday which means Star Wars trivia which leads to the new Shakespeare adaptation The Tragedy of Macbeth which gets us into Six Degrees of D'Urville Martin to Jennifer Aniston and William Holden which takes us to Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke WITH Macy Gray in Antoine Fuqua's Training Day . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information a...

Vincent and Len discuss the absence of Chapstick from pleasant society, the mystery of Baltimore’s famed Lake Trout sandwich, and crab-eating 101. Then Vincent deflates Len’s bubble with his “D’Urvilliany” and Len is equally disappointed by Richard Pryor’s JoJo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling ; though Debbie Allen is right! (00:39) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inf...

Vincent and Len share their thoughts on the legacy and the films of Sidney Poitier, who passed away at the age of 94 on Jan 6th 2022. The Men of Micheaux talk about his iconic roles in films such as In The Heat of The Night, A Raisin in The Sun, his less popular yet no less poignant work in Paris Blues, Brother John and A Warm December , his comedic turns with Bill Cosby and Harry Belafonte, and e...

The Men of Micheaux pay tribute to the year of Soylent Green and the passing of actor-producer Max Julien (1933-2022) before this week's Six Degrees of D'Urville Martin has them waxing nostalgic about Grandpa Al Lewis of The Munsters fame and The Lone Ranger aka actor Clayton Moore. And they still find time to review (00:41.25) Juice (1992) by Ernest Dickerson and featuring the acting debt of Tupa...

Vincent and Len close out 2021 by correcting an omission from last week’s Philly Tree of Hip-Hop, find their way into a chat about the Gabor Sisters, discuss how many movie degrees separate D’Urville from Marilyn, reveal their Ultimate Christmas Music and Movie Playlists, AND THEN settle into a review of 2007’s This Christmas , featuring a menacingly and pleasantly distracting Idris Elba and Regin...

Len quizzes Vincent on the ‘tree’ of Philly Hip-Hop, play 6 Degrees of D’Urville Martin all the way to Hugh Bonneville (?) and (00:29) review Netflix’s Jingle Jangle, A Christmas Journey (2020). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Joanne Griffith of American Public Media is a very good sport about some tech difficulties as well as Vincent's unabashed stalling on the 6 Degrees of D'Urville and his blond actor woman blind spot then (00:43) shares her love of Hidden Figures (2016). Oh, the math of it all! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data...

The Men of the Micheaux Mission hold a panel discussion a the virtual IDIC Podcast Festival in July 2021 highlighting the toxicity of Star Trek: The Next Generation ’s Geordi La Forge’s relationship (ick!) with Dr. Leah Brahms. Vincent and Len flex their Trekker bonfides while calling out the problematic matters of consent prevalent in these 90s episodes that resonate still today. Hosted by Simple...