Micheaux Mission

Len heard a joke from Ricky Gervais which triggers Vince into an anti-English comedy /Down with Gervais rant just before he leads the duo in a review of Cab Calloway's HI-DE-HO and his spectacular co-stars the Miller Brothers (& Lois) and the Peters Sisters.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visi...

Dorothy Dandridge stars but young Phillip Hepburn steals the spotlight in this sweet unassuming rural drama about education, love and growth...with nary a racial overtone to be found. And Harry Belafonte is in it, 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 newsle...

Len returns from his Caribbean cruise vacation with perspective then joins Vince in giving in-depth perspective on the Black family sitcom throughout the years, the 'talent' of Jimmy Walker and...The Transformers?   *** 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...

The Men of Micheaux welcome actor RYAN SANDS (Marvel's Runaways) as they review Men In Black (1997) LIVE at Blerd City Con 2019 at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, NYC.   *** 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, launche...

Redd Foxx is undeniably one of the most influential comedians of the 20th Century and the star of the one of the most beloved 70s sitcoms - Sanford & Son - but his move into feature films is lackluster, at best.   *** 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...

The Micheaux Mission offers a special preview of the 8th BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL with organizers Maori Holmes and Nehad Khader.   *** 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. For more information on ho...

Vince and Len react to exciting Marvel news from San Diego Comic-Con, react to reaction to their Watermelon Man review then react in shock at the sight of 1964's BLACK LIKE ME.   *** 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,...

Big things are happening in the world of Star Trek, coming out of 2019 Comic-Con, and the Men of Micheaux get knee deep into the thick of it all from Star Trek: Picard to Star Trek: Discovery and beyond (and even lower!)   *** 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 biting satire of 1970s WATERMELON MAN and the captivating lead performances of Godfrey Cambridge and Estelle Parsons cannot be denied. The direction of Melvin Van Peeples, however, is once again a bone of contention on the Mission.   *** 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...

Vince and Len review COOL BREEZE, the 1972 heist film remake of 1950's The Asphalt Jungle, with Thalmus Rasulala and Raymond St. Jacque and the indelible Judy Pace.   *** 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, a...

Vince & Len return with loads of email and comments from the Missionaries before reviewing the Frankie Lyman bio-pic WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE starring Larenz Tate, Halle Berry, Lela Rechon and Vivica A. Fox.    *** 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...

Music blogger and podcaster Toya Haynes (First Time I Heard) rejoins the Mission to return to 2005 for a fun retrospective on Dave Chappelle's BLOCK PARTY with live performances by Dead Prez, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Moe Def and a historic reunion of The Fugees.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to...

The Men of Micheaux visit the 2009 film of the great comeback-concert-to-be of Michael Jackson, the self proclaimed King of Pop. The rare peeks behind the curtain prove to be the hidden gems of this controversial movie about a 'complicated' superstar.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the w...

If you hear the name Kenny Loggins and automatically think of "Footloose", you may be surprised by what else in his catalog of music which spans over 45 years. Grammy-Award winning producer Alvin Love III (CeCe Winans, Mary Mary, The New Respects) and I talk about the first time we heard Kenny Loggins and why there is a particular and very soulful era of his career that made us fall in love with h...

The Men of Micheaux return to loads of emails and Carmen commentary plus a nostalgic and appreciative look back at 1984 and the hip-hop film classic BEAT STREET starring Guy Davis and Rae Dawn Chong, directed by Stan Lathan.   *** 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...

Len gets Vince's thoughts on soulful remakes that are superior to the originals (so some say)and the hip hop opera CARMEN starring Mekhi Phifer and Beyonce Knowles in her acting debut gets more honest scrutiny than it got in 2001.   *** 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...

Vince and Len stand corrected about Who's The Man the movie, the soundtrack and the stars. But there's nothing wrong with their take on star Shaquille O'Neal, director Kenneth Johnson and the movie STEEL (1997).   *** 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...

90s hip-hop is on full display as the era's biggest stars earn their SAG cards in the cameo filled Yp! MTV Rap's sanctioned whodunit by 1st-time director Ted Demme. Unfortunately there's the problem of stars Ed Lover and Doctor Dre to contend with.   *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the webs...

Mario Van Peeples is a very good looking man. Kadeem Hardison has fun on set. That’s the extent of the good stuff to be said about 1985’s RAPPIN’. We wish we were lying.   *** 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, launch...

The Men of Micheaux reflect on the successful 2nd season of Star Trek Discovery and its audacious leap in the future unknown.   *** 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. For more information on how...

MAY I HAVE ANOTHER of those Black films that no one really needs to see except Two Men on a podcast mission. This week it's THE ADVENTURES OF PLUTO NASH with Eddie Murphy, Rosario Dawson and Randy Quaid. Plus we remember the late John Singleton.   *** 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 return to the beautiful Bryn Mawr Film Institute (in equally beautiful Bryn Mawr, PA) for a special screening of and talkback conversation about Jordan Peele's 2019 suspenseful horror hit 'US.'   *** 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 mo...

Director-writer Boots Riley has put together a satirical masterpiece - a slow dystopian slice of Afrofuturism that took 2018 by storm - SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, starring Lakeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson.   *** 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 i...

The Men of Micheaux are beside themselves with the world building and bending in Star Trek Discovery's penultimate episodes to its S2 grand finale.   *** 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. For mo...

The Missionaries have a lot to say about the Color Purple, Belly and superheroes and Vince and Len have a few choice words for the Afrofuturist movie BROWN GIRL BEGINS.   *** 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, launche...