Micheaux Mission

Len regales Vincent with tales of cheesecake weekends -- in many flavors, in fact -- and then the Men take the two halves of one side of the same coin with their review of Disney/Pixar's latest release, the polarizing 'icky' SOUL.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up fo...

Vincent and Len return in 2021 remembering the famous fallen in the latter days of 2020, including Tiny Lister, ‘Shabba Doo’ and ‘MaryAnne’, then review the spectacularly amazing Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter...

Vincent and Len say good bye to a Micheaux Mission favorite as well as 2020. Then Vincent reveals the nickname he wish he had and Len talks about Coming 2 America. But alas, the men have to eventually get to their review of Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason in THE TOY.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage y...

Music blogger TOYA HAYNES has a fun conversation with Renee Brooks ( Black Girl Lost Keys ) about the stigma of Black women dealing with ADHD and the inspiring career of Raphael Saadiq.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about o...

VAN EVERETTE, the buttered voice lead of The Scenario Radio Show, sits in with the Men of Micheaux to not climb ladders at their age and admire a well seasoned Morris Chestnut and the rest in THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter...

Damien Swaby of Filmmaking Conversations out of London reveals the indie side of the British movie scene then joins Vincent and Len in a celebration of that spirit on display in writer-producer-director-star Radha Blank's THE 40-YEAR-OLD VERSION.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the websit...

We present an episode of CHANGE LAB: Conversations on Transformation and Creativity, a spotlight of creatives exercising their artistry to promote change. This ep features a conversation with painter-illustrator Grace Lynne Haynes. You can find and subscribe to Change Lab here . Change Lab is produced by the ArtCenter of California and available wherever you find podcasts   *** This show is a part...

Jordan Kauwling, podcast producer for Maximum Fun (The Flop House), visits the Mission for a third time to talk Dave Chappelle, chocolate chip cookies and Justin Simien's BAD HAIR.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our sh...

Vincent and Len remember The Big Bopper because...somebody's gotta do it! Then they review A RAISIN IN THE SUN (1961), a film adaptation of one of the most acclaimed state works, that nearly stands up to the source material.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our...

Spike Lee directs a love letter to the historic Million Man March of 1995 but it's the script by Reggie Rock Bythewood that crackles, allowing the all-powerful cast of Black men to rule the screen.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more informa...

The experimental film THE CONNECTION is on the docket for review but not before we revisit election night and forecast the future of going-to-the-movies.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events....

Eddie Murphy scores his first hit of the 90s with the 1996 remake of the Jerry Lewis classic by batting leadoff all the way to the 8th slot, leaving Jada Pinkett nothing to do but hold her 'hat'.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more informati...

Len and Vincent find themselves ruminating over actor Eric Stoltz (why?) and his star making turn in 'Mask' before celebrating the historic role Jada Pinkett brings to life in director Ernest Dickerson's DEMON KNIGHT, from the Tales From The Crypt franchise.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visi...

(MATURE AUDIENCE) Best friend and actors Dorian Missick (For Life, ABC) and Omar Dorsey (Queen's Sugar, OWN) return to the Mission for a rollicking chat on Hollywood, Riunite, and more and, somewhere in there, they do a review of Rudy Ray Moore's PETEY WHEATSTRAW, the horror notch on Dolemite's pimp cane. -- recording straight from Streamyard.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network,...

The iconic Snoop Dogg is a tall charismatic blunt in director Ernest Dickerson's urban noir homage to 70s Black horror, complete with Pam Grier, seemingly dipped in amber. Too bad the same can't be said of the movie.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newslett...

Len and Vincent kick off Black Horror Month 2020 with the remake of an under appreciated and seldom seem 70's classic that could have been something special in the right hands. The original - Ganja & Hess - is special despite its flaws; DA SWEET BLOOD OF JESUS is just 'special.'    *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We...

Marcellus Armstrong of Scribe Video Center joins the Men for an appreciation of the late Diana Sands and the before-its-time direction of Hal Ashby in 1970's THE LANDLORD.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, laun...

Vince and Len fight thru some technical issues (from Mars, no less)to revisit Adele vs Tracee, remember the night of 'Emmy So Black' and review the audacious swing for the fences of 1951's social drama THE WELL.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter fo...

ELIZABETH WELLINGTON of the Philadelphia Inquirer sits in with the Men to talk cultural appropriation, Lovecraft Country, Adele, Tracee Ellis-Ross, fine wines and finds time to review writer-director J.D. Dillard's 2016 indie SLEIGHT with Jacob Lattimore and Dule Hill.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage...

VINCENT WILLIAMS of the Micheaux Mission joins the Tribbles to talk about all the false faces in this game-changing episode of Lovecraft Country. The scenes are not for the timid but the gore has nothing on the real systemic horror on display.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website a...

Netflix once again backs up its auteur brink truck, this time packed with 40 Acres and a Mule for director Spike Lee's cinematic opus-slash-thesis DA 5 BLOODS, featuring a bravura Delroy Lindo performance and historical cameos by the era's leading figures and stories.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage y...

Vince and Len share their thoughts on the sudden passing of actor Chadwick Boseman and the power of black images on the silver screen as they take in Disney's first animated black leading character - Princess Tiana - in 2009's The Princess and The Frog.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the...

ENJOY the return of Vince and Len as they rip open a hefty bag of Listener Mail. LISTEN to their pointed review of the Cotton Comes To Harlem sequel as they WONDER about the movie that could have been. STAY for their brilliant choices to reprise the roles of Coffin Ed Johnson and Gravedigger Jones.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and mon...

Journalist and media personality DENISE JAMES and her photojournalist friend Danice Kennon bring unique perspectives and opinions to our review of 1985's THE COLOR PURPLE; thoughts that may break your mind!   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for mor...

Vincent Williams and  Len 'Cruze' Webb invite you to spend the time remembering a couple of the favorite episodes. Let's start at the top with the first stop on the Micheaux Mission - UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT with Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby. Listen as the Men fondly review one of their favorite movies while dealing with the very real 21st century implications of that enjoyment.    *** This show is...