Micheaux Mission

Vince and Len follow up a ton of email from the Missionaries, including one of favorite working actors with a Star Trek drop-in; apparently the sweet grits argument continues and (about 24:00)we hit Christina Time for our review of Mario Van Peeples' POSSE.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit...

Vince and Len review a list of the ‘Greatest Male Vocalists of All-Time” before they review one of the all time ‘something-something’ of westerns - 2003’s GANG OF ROSES with Monica Calhoun, Lisa Ray and a sorely missed version of Lil Kim.   *** 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 si...

The Men of Micheaux devote Black History Month to OUR great Westerns, starting with a film by Sidney Poitier that flips the Harry Belafonte switch in Len’s noggin as he goes all in for Buck and The Preacher.   *** 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 m...

Vince and Len are stunned at the brawny brutality of 1974's THREE THE HARD WAY which Fred Williamson revels in, Jim Brown tolerates and Jim Kelly...he's in the movie too.   *** 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, launc...

Vince is forced to audible from Sammy Davis Junior to Leonard Jackson and the Missionaries are the beneficiaries of the call as the 70s family comedy Five On The Black Hand Side proves as endearing today as yesterday.   *** 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 newslet...

Vince and Len are back in the studio for a tasty slice of listener emails, a look into the origins of Michigan J Frog and a review of Black Caesar, 1973's gangster vehicle for The Hammer, Fred Williamson.   *** 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...

The Men kick off 2020 with a review of the socio-noir Queen & Slim, the impressive directorial debut of Melina Matsoukas starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith. Special guest Maori Holmes of the BlackStar Film Festival.   *** 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 o...

The Micheaux Mission returns with the Black Tribbles for a provocative and polarizing discussion on HBO's WATCHMEN. Points are raised, countered and the conversation is intense. Thank you Damien Lindelof, Regina King, Jean Smart, Louis Gossett Jr. and others.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to vis...

Vince and Len take an evening to answer emails about Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Lewis and The Preacher's Wife, share their regretful reviews, Len flips on Harry Belafonte, reveal the tale of the dreaded Curse of the Meteor Man and FRIDAY The Musical must happen.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to v...

Denzel Washington does a pretty good Cary Grant impersonation in director Penny Marshall's sweet remake of a holiday classic; man, it's great to see funny Denzel again. Whitney Houston and Courtney B. Vance lend their names to the picture, as well.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the webs...

Whoopi Goldberg’s sophomore movie - Jumpin’ Jack Flash - features the best of late-80s Saturday Night Live plus standout actors Annie Potts and Carol Kane, not to mention the directorial debut of Penny Marshall. Sounds like a recipe for a sure-fire classic - but a classic what?   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We e...

Vince and Len bring you a special Throwback Thanksgiving edition of Micheaux as they spar in classic fashion over DRIVING MISS DAISY. Originally airing as episode 81 of the Mission, this review is fondly remembered by Missionaries from overseas to Canada.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit t...

The men of the Micheaux Mission join with Len's other podcast - those geeky Black Tribbles - to give a full reviewed analysis of HBO's critically acclaimed WATCHMEN. Spoilers and spoilish theories ahead; you've been warned.   *** 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 n...

The Men sit down with Clairesa Clay of Blerd City Con to discuss growing up as a blerd, the weather in NYC and the moving drama of THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO.   *** 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...

The Road to 200 stops to take in a historic film of motion picture history to find that IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT of it all, there's a crackling good crime movie on display as 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 for more information about our sh...

Len begins his journey to Three The Hard Way by investigating the scintillating crime thriller THE SPLIT starring the iconic Jim Brown. Vince has never seen the film but he's glad he did now.   *** 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 a...

Vince and Len are huge Wesley Snipes fans and have a fondness for the action packed vampire romp of BLADE 2 but seen through critical eyes in 2019, some aspects of the film bare questioning.   *** 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 ab...

The scary thing about this exercise is that two award-winning legends were behind it being made and shaped it into the GHOST DAD of bad movies. But it makes for a fun review.   *** 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, l...

Vince and Len hit the dusty trail of cowboy shows of long ago - Why? WHO KNOWS? - and then settle down at the bar for a Night of The Living Dead from director George Romero and starring Duane Jones. Is this a Black film?   *** 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 news...

The Micheaux Mission kicks off their annual October-feast of ghoulish delights with writer-director Wes Craven's cult fave THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS but not before letting the Missionaries know all about their epic Episode 200 coming in February 2020.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the...

Len travels with Vince to his homeland of Baltimore to sit with comedian DARRYL CHARLES to hear his thoughts on the current state of comedy and the career of Eddie Murphy, especially when he wore the guise of The Distinguished Gentleman in 1992.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website...

Vince and Len review the historic 2019 Emmy Award winners before deconstructing writer-director Nia DaCosta’s deconstructive western noir LITTLE WOODS starring the mesmerizing Tessa Thompson and Lily James and featuring commentary on the heartland of today and its residents.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We enco...

We begin THE ROAD TO 200 with a stop at 1925 with our namesake - writer / director / producer / distributor Oscar Micheaux and his poignant drama Body And Soul that gave us the film debut of Paul Robeson. STAY TUNED after the episode for a bonus UNEDITED Micheaux After Dark about Movie Snacks.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetize...

Vince and Len discuss the old manness of Walter Mosley and the don'ts of the card game UNO before visiting the thespian Paul Robeson once again for the experimental silent film Borderline by Kenneth MacCready.   *** 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...

Vince and Len catch up on feedback and news from the Missionaries then enjoy their first foray into the filmography of Paul Robeson, the groundbreaking The Emperor Jones.   *** 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, launc...