Micheaux Mission

Co-producer Moe Poplar joins Len for an all TOP FIVE special that touches movies, music, and more: Black Movies that are not Black Movies; Black Supermen; Black singers who should direct; and the controversy of the Best Hip-Hop Group of All-Time. Check Moe Poplar's new podcast for the family --- Bunnamigos , an audio travel guide for kids. This fact-finding adventure podcast hops worldwide, explor...

Today, we're sharing a special treat: An episode from American Masters: Creative Spark featuring an interview with Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter, known for her work on films including Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, and both Black Panther films.  What does it mean to create futuristic costumes from the past? What would an African nation look like without the influence of colonialism...

The Men of Micheaux speak of A Warm December and their new podcast series, The Class of 1989 , as well as Len’s Top 5 Black TV Couples, the career of Chevy Chase, the genius of Talladega Nights , and (00:49) Kenya Harris’ You People , starring Jonah Hill and Lauren London as strangers pretending to be lovers…badly. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple - Help us get to 200 reviews! Email  micheauxmis...

We say goodbye to Trugoy of De La Soul , gone too soon at age 54, and answer our listener mail. Len outsources his Top 5 to lousy results, Six Degrees of D’Urville meets Taylor Kitsch and Vince Vaughn; (31:19) we review the quirky Jean of The Joneses from writer/director Stella Meghie and starring Taylor Paige, Sherri Shepherd, Gloria Reuben, and Michelle Hurst. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple...

Len sings the praises of select beignets from his New Orleans trip. Listener mail leads the Men to review Lynn Whitfield's many attributes. Top 5 Sci-Fi Romance Dramas take us to Six Degrees of D'Urville Martin to Rachel McAdams and Mickey Rourke. And then, at 53:31, we turn to Swan Song , a beautiful piece of speculative fiction ruminating on love and loss from writer/director Benjamin Cleary and...

Vincent cautions Len against sipping hard on a Hurricane in NOLA as the Men of Micheaux answer listener mail, go Top 5 and Six Degrees of great femme fatales, and (47:03) review Martin Lawrence's vanity project thriller, mugging it up on the screen beside Lynn Whitfield and Regina King. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple - Help us get to 200 reviews! Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mis...

A thorough - and intense - review of episodes 5-6 of FX-Hulu's Kindred by the Men of the Micheaux Mission podcast, Vincent and Len, and their fellow Octavia Butler fans, Ariell and Charlyn. 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 review (43:20) The Liberation of LB Jones (1970) starring Roscoe Lee Browne, Lola Falana, and Lee J Cobb; directed by 3-time Oscar winner William Wyler and 70s television action hero Lee Majors, whose career fills the top of the show and the back with the Men's thoughts on The Six Million Dollar Man and his 80s follow-up, The Fall Guy . Plus, TOP 5 Lola's and Six Degrees to Tasha S...

The Men of Micheaux + Ariell and Charlyn review episodes 3 and 4 of FX-Hulu's Kindred, which both feature a lot of Kevin and not much of Dana. The kid gloves are off starting with this review, folks - buckle up! Rate & Review The Mission on Apple - Help us get to 200 reviews! Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave Voicemail for Vincent & Len Subs...

Vincent and Len read listener mail which somehow takes Nia Long to her local Target. They give praise to the Black award winners at the recent Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, share their thoughts on HBO Max's Call Me Miss Cleo, list the Top 5 Black films affected by the Pandemic and Vincent goes Six Degrees from D'Urville to Mike Myers and Anne Hathaway. And the Men remember the hip-hop c...

The Men of The Micheaux Mission return with co-hosts Ariell Johnson and Charlyn Griffith-Oro to breakdown Ep #2 of KINDRED , the FX-Hulu 8-part adaptation of Octavia Butler's seminal afrofuturistic novel, the first of her works to hit the screen. They give the show a thorough review and then (45:30) compare it with the literary work. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  micheauxmission@gmail....

Vincent and Len jump into 2023 with a review of Peacock’s The Best Man: The Final Chapters , the Top 5 Upcoming Black Movies of 2023 + a couple of Denzel Washington-centric Top 5 ’s of his own, Six Degrees of D’Urville to Wood Harris and Aunjanue Ellis and a (1:03) full film review of 2011’s Restless City , directed by Andrew Dosunmu and starring Sy Alassane and Sky Nicole Grey. Rate & Review The...

The Men of Micheaux close out 2022 with a voicemail check-in on Len’s emotions and a fun look at the twins of The Whispers due to listener mail. Top 5 looks at the Un-Rankin & Bass Christmas Specials, while Six Degrees of Durville connects to Angela Lansbury and Ed Asner. Then (50:20) a review of Black Nativity that doesn’t disappoint. The film, however…. ____________________________ Rate & Review...

The Men of The Micheaux Mission join Ariell Johnson and Charlyn Griffith-Oro to review and discuss Ep #1 of KINDRED, the FX-Hulu 8-part adaptation of Octavia Butler's seminal afrofuturistic novel, the first of her works to hit the screen. They give the show itself a thorough review and then compare it with the literary work. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa...

Journalist, Radio Host, Philly Institution LORAINE BALLARD MORRILL brings class to the Mission as the show kicks off with a review of 2006’s Last Holiday , starring Queen Latifah and LL Cool J. Then the guys get to play Top Five Christmas Soul Songs and Six Degrees of D’Urville to Santa and Mrs. Claus, Jonathan Winters and Jill St. John. _____________________ Rate & Review The Mission on Apple - H...

The Men of Micheaux review the holiday dramedy 2016's ALMOST CHRISTMAS (52:21), starring Danny Glover, Mo'Nique, Gabrielle Union and directed by David Talbert. Plus, listener mail has some harsh words for one of the guys, Top 5 of the great Almost Christmas movies and Six Degrees of D'Urville to Santa and Mrs. Clause, literally. ____________________________ Rate & Review The Mission on Apple - Hel...

The Men are back from Thanksgiving, stuffed with announcements about their new Kindred podcast in December, plus their upcoming live show in 2023. They pay respect due to the late Irene Cara; give their Top 5 Blacked-Out Sequels (actors or characters dropped or replaced from movie sequels), which leads to Another Regina King Moment ; Six Degrees of D’Urville to Ben Affleck and Rachel Weisz; and (5...

The Men of Micheaux share their ideas for non-traditional Thanksgiving dishes (AKA what was Len thinking?); listener voicemail takes us back to the O.J. Simpson verdict; the Top 5 Denzags = Denzel movies that miss the mark; Six Degrees of D’Urville to Peter Sellers and Jessica Lange and (1:01) our review of director Ridley Scott’s epic American Gangster with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. __...

Len bids farewell to Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman. The men of Micheaux consider the series finale of Donald Glover's Atlanta and the show's place in pop culture and TV history. We share our spoiler-free thoughts on Black Panther Wakanda Forever, list the Top 5 Black Heroes that Blankman can take in a fight, go Six Degrees to Jodie Foster and Nicholas Cage and (54:58) review the 1994 superhero...

SPOILER ALERT - Vincent and Len give their full review of Black Panther Wakanda Forever in an emergency edition of The Micheaux Mission. So urgent - they keep reviewing even after the microphones get blown out (so there's some audio issues, folks). Rate & Review The Mission on Apple - Help us get to 200 reviews! Email  micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on IG, Twitter @micheauxmission  L...

First the men check in with their Listener Mail. Next, it's a look at Hulu's Kindred , which premiered a darn good teaser trailer . Then it's the Top 5 Basketball Actors and Six Degrees of D'Urville to Romany Malco and Naomie Harris. Finally at 50:10, it's time for our review of the Ron Shelton street ball classic starring 'Set Shot' Woody Harrelson and the many flourishes of Wesley Snipes (plus R...

Just ahead of the premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in theaters, the Men of Micheaux replay their review of the biggest movie of 2018 (and it came out in February!) and their thoughts on the film's impact on the world at large. Email your #previously for past reviews to micheauxmission@gmail.com Share your #previously suggestion with us on IG, Twitter @micheauxmission to  Leave Voicemail...

The Men of Micheaux pay proper homage to the 1997 crime classic from the mind of novelist Elmore Leonard, which may be the best film of Pam Grier’s (and Quentin Tarantino’s?) career (53:27). Plus - Vincent and Len share their thoughts on recent MCU casting news, Creed 3 , the Top 5 Full Name Movies, Six Degrees from D’Urville to a Spaniard and a Brit. Email your #previously for past reviews to mic...

Vincent and Len are back with the 3rd stanza in the song of Blade, Blade Trinity (44:00), and strong opinions on the film and its (ongoing) controversy. Plus, the Top 5 'Lackulas', Six Degrees to two Blade performers and the Men announce a new Afrofuturism podcast coming soon. Email your #previously for past reviews to micheauxmission@gmail.com Share your #previously pick with us on IG, Twitter @m...

We close out the Halloween season with a replay of our interview with Ashlee Blackwell of Graveyardshift Sisters and the Shudder doc Horror Noire as we reviewed Tales From The Hood (1995) back in 2016 on our 40th episode. Email your #previously for past reviews to micheauxmission@gmail.com Share your #previously pick with us on IG, Twitter @micheauxmission to Leave Voicemail for Vincent & Len Subs...