Episodes
The Mission inches closer to its 400th episode with a stacked review filled with HBO Max’s Scavenger’s Reign, Bill Cosby’s The Cosby Mysteries vs Ted Knight’s Too Close For Comfort, a kayak, a leather bag, lipstick, a book, and a movie called Booty Call. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make...
Published 05/30/24
The DTF Fun Hour duo of Darryl Charles and Timaree return to the Mission to chart the Top Five Catwomen of All-Time, connect D’urville Martin to two more Feline Femme Fatales, and share their grief with the Men of Micheaux reviewing the official “worst movie of 2004.” Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The...
Published 05/23/24
The L.A.W. of New York radio’s The Harlem Connection - L. Ade Williams - joins the Mission to ask May I explain why the movies of Prince Rogers Nelson are Bad Black Movies. Plus, we uncover Prince’s Top 5 Favorite Movies, go Six Degrees to Helen Keller (?), and, just in Time, Len reveals his substance problem. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from...
Published 05/16/24
Acclaimed crime novelist (and noted comic book author) Gary Phillips (One-Shot Harry; Ash Dark As Night) shares his history with film noir, Marvel Comics and cigars to his fun review of 1975’s Bucktown, kicking off May I Have Another Bad Black Movie rather dubiously. Plus — The Thalmus Rasulala Tapes, The Towering Inferno, Pamela Anderson, and introducing The Micheaux Test. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to...
Published 05/09/24
The Men of Micheaux debate comedy vs satire and fall down the In The Heat Of The Night TV series trying to answer, “What happened to Denise Nicholas?” They also share their Afrofuturism comic book reading list for the summer and give an honest review on the latest ‘Black Marvel movie’ aka The Marvels, starring(?) Teyonah Parrish and others. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your...
Published 05/02/24
Octavia April 2024 continues with the Afrofuturistic event of 2023, Netflix’s They Cloned Tyrone starring John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, and Jamie Foxx in a 70s-90s Funky Science Fiction mash-up for the ages. Plus - The Dukes of Hazzard; crime noir while Black; should we clone Tyrone; and is masturbation sex? Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from...
Published 04/25/24
Love is in bloom in Octavia April and the Men of Micheaux celebrate that time-honored emotion with a robust review of 2021’s Needle In A Timestack (2021), which follows a final word on O.J. Simpson, another war of words on Sweetback BadAss Song, and a questionable appreciation of 80s karate action hero Cynthia Rothrock. Plus, a TV animation edition of the Top Five Blackest League Assembled. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on...
Published 04/18/24
The Men of Micheaux sit down in Octavia April to review Denzel Washington in The Hughes Bros’ The Book of Eli, but not before sharing their thoughts on The Wiz on Broadway, Netflix’s Good Times reboot, the relevance of Gosford Park, and “one of those lil rapper boys” and whole lot more Len & Vincent tomfoolery. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from...
Published 04/11/24
The Men of Micheaux are celebrating Black sci-fi for Octavia (Butler) April by highlighting the Top Five Science Fiction Novels that are yet to be adapted. They will also dig deep into Osmosis Jones and share their opinions on director Gareth Edwards' The Creator, featuring John David Washington. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a...
Published 04/04/24
The Men of Micheaux are joined by noted journalist/educators/best friends, Denise James and Danise Kenon, for a very spirited Six Degrees (Who Is Vera Farmiga?) and a lively review of an amazing film from Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor that underperformed and, maybe, misunderstood. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on Instagram  Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud...
Published 03/28/24
The Men of Micheaux put together an ultimate Chaka Khan playlist, Len gets Vincent to put on his producer hat and create The Top Five Dream Buddy Cop Flicks of the 80s, then marvel at the chemistry of Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines in the cult classic cop flick. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member...
Published 03/21/24
The listeners really did not appreciate Len's Top 5 Brothers in Soul from weeks ago and demand a redo. Vincent has zero appreciation for Zack Snyder's Watchmen or his career. Mockbuster 'Sounder-likes' get a countdown, The Mission is ranked in the Top 80 - WTF? The Men of Micheaux review a certified classic with a deep appreciation of their own. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Subscribe to the...
Published 03/14/24
The Top 5 Brothers In Soul debate rolls into another week via the Missives From The Missionaries, where one listener in academia reveals the undeniable reasons why The Blues Brothers is, in fact, a Black film. Then, the Men of Micheaux sink into despair, depression, and depravity to wash the ick of Hickey & Boggs from the Mission. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Subscribe to the Mission on...
Published 03/07/24
The Men of Micheaux find a rom-com date for Halle Berry, reveal Len’s list of Top Five Brothers in Soul Music (underline Len’s list!), go Six Degrees to the Quaid Brothers, then deliver a verdict on the Blackness of John Belushi & Dan Akroyd aka Jake & Elwood Blues Brothers. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from...
Published 02/29/24
The Men of Micheaux dissect the recent Katt Williams concert, especially a mini-Mo’Nique-appearance, before delving into the Scorsesian thriller Summer of Sam from 1999, the film that stretches the rules of Black filmdom to the very edge, despite the stewardship of Spike Lee. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email [email protected] Follow The Mission on IG - @micheauxmission  Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud...
Published 02/22/24
The Men of Micheaux argue Winnie the Pooh vs Riki Tiki Tavi, the unappealing allure of Nina, and the perplexing story of Jennifer Beals and her star-making lead in Flashdance. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Published 02/16/24
The Men of Micheaux begin a look at ‘dubious Black films’ for Black History Month, starting with the 1990 urban banger King of New York, starring Christopher Walken in a role of hip-hop royalty. Plus, Carl Weathers R.I.P., The Greatest Night in Pop mini-review, who said YOU were a king?, Christopher Lambert finds D’urville Martin and more. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Subscribe to the Mission...
Published 02/08/24
Missives from the Missionaries lead into a debate about Hollywood Shuffle vs. Bamboozled, which takes an off-ramp onto BAPS for Criterion candidacy. Then, the Men of Micheaux sum up the career of Martin Lawrence's last 'good' movie, the comedian-packed Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins from 2008. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on IG and X @micheauxmission  Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from...
Published 02/01/24
Our show begins with an appreciation for the ‘understated’ 70s classic ˆ from the emails. It goes into a debate between the music of 1971 vs. 1972 and much more until Eddie Murphy’s career choices are scrutinized again with the review of 2008’s (slept-on?) Meet Dave. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud...
Published 01/26/24
It’s Debate Central on the Mission as Vincent and Len congratulate a couple of 2023 Emmy winners while lamenting the fate of Better Call Saul, leading to Debate #1 about the ‘comedy’ of The Bear. That’s followed by a reckoning of Martin Lawrence’s relevance, which begets Debate #2 about who Black America loves more: Martin or Eddie Murphy. Then, an animated Six Degrees takes us into their review of 1999’s Blue Streak, which sparks Debate #3 on what is or isn’t an action movie. Rate &...
Published 01/18/24
The Men of Micheaux are back for 2024 and have plenty to say about Purlie Victorious on Broadway, The Color Purple in theaters, Katt Williams, the Top Five Black Movies of 2023, Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry Lewis AND a review of Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy in director Frank Oz’s Hollywood satire Bowfinger. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get...
Published 01/12/24
It's the season's last show, stuffed with the John Singleton vs Spike Lee debate, Black actress colorism, the enigma named Clifton Powell, Top Five, Six Degrees, emails, and more. Oh yeah -- and we watched Ice Cube's Friday After Next; so that happened. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from...
Published 12/21/23
The Men of Micheaux give serious consideration to where Eddie Murphy's career has landed him in 2023 , as they sit in review of Amazon Prime's Candy Cane Lane and look at the Top 5 Worst X-Mas Gifts Ever and much more. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of...
Published 12/14/23
The Men of Micheaux bounce from cranberry sauce to American Fiction to Godzilla Minus One to Bookie to Comedians Who Act to Top Five Movies Boxes to Six Degrees of D’urville to their review of Boxing Day and there’s still more in here! Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a...
Published 12/07/23
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) gets the Mission treatment from Len and the Shakespeare-whisperer, Vincent Williams, but not before the Men get into a Tyler Perry-Robot Townsend debate and reveal the Top Five Weird Shakespeare Adaptations, + Six Degrees of D’urville. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email  [email protected] Follow The Mission on IG, and Twitter @micheauxmission  Leave a Voicemail for Vincent & Len Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube  Get your Micheaux Mission...
Published 11/30/23