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Micheaux Mission

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Vincent Williams and Len Webb have started an amazing journey to watch and review every African-American film released in theaters. Their passion project, the Micheaux Mission, honors Oscar Micheaux, a trailblazing Black filmmaker. Their enthusiasm and dedication are truly inspiring as they seek the perfect wine to pair with Pam Grier’s Coffy, find five movies since 1985 that don"t feature Samuel L. Jackson, and connect with other film fans who share Len’s view on The Last Dragon. Their commitment

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

96:09

PREVIOUSLY- Blacula / Scream Blacula Scream (1972-73)

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/10/12

The Men of Micheaux present their reviews of the venerable William Marshall as the title character in the horror classics BLACULA (1972) and SCREAM BLACULA SCREAM (1973), episodes 85-86 from early on in their Mission. Plus, Vincent and Len take a cakewalk! Email your suggestions for past reviews to micheauxmission@gmail.com or hit us on the socials #previously IG, Twitter @micheauxmission Leave Voicemail for Vincent & Len Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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114:03

Scary Movie (2000)

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/10/05

Boo-tober starts off in fine fashion with an intense and insane debate on Frosty The Snowman (yup!), listener mail sparking a look at 21st century Eddie Murphy, Top 5 takes us deeper into The Wayans Family Universe, Six Degrees exposes the real Vincent and (1:12) the review of Scary Movie is an unforeseen referendum on spoof media. Plus the Men announce a new podcast series - Previously On The Mission Email Vincent and Len your thoughts or your suggestions for past reviews to

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109:16

PREVIOUSLY - Acrimony (2018)

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/10/05

Return to the origin of The Epic Rants of Len with this throwback review from 2018, featuring the original screed that birthed the reputation! Hear Len lament the career choices of Taraji P Henson while cursing the work of Tyler Perry...again. Email your suggestions for past reviews to micheauxmission@gmail.com or hit us on the socials #previously @micheauxmission FB, IG, Twitter Leave Voicemail for Vincent & Len Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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110:33

Salt and Pepper (1968)

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/09/28

The Old Men of Micheaux fall into the Wayback right from the start, as memories of Flash Gordon dash thru their heads (or not) before Keke Palmer love in listener mail, The Top 5 Not Ready for Nia Long Players gets an emergency update with an all-new starting five, Matthew McConaughey stymies Vincent in Six Degrees of D’Urville Martin, and (50:52) the history of Sammy Davis Jr. is dissected via his begotten work in the ‘groovy’ Salt and Pepper. Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Leave Voicemail for

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113:04

Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/09/21

Vincent and Len give respect due to The Woman King, the number one film in the country its opening week, relive the insanity of Sylvester Stallone's Over The Top, plus Top 5 Black Girl Magic - Acting division, Six Degrees of D'Urville to Ed Begley Jr and Jim Carrey. And (56:55) our review of Doug Atchison's Akeelah and The Bee, which introduced a star named Keke. Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Leave Voicemail for Vincent & Len @micheauxmission FB, IG, Twitter, YouTube Learn more about your ad

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128:21

Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022)

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/09/14

SPOILER ALERT --- The Men of Micheaux share a kind word for the winners of color at the 2022 Emmy Awards and a stray thought or two on Jimmy Kimmel. Shawn and Marlon Wayans as a comedy duo are rehashed via listener mail. Len relives a Scott Baio moment. Vincent goes Six Degrees from D'Urville to Anthony Michael Hall and Millie Bobby Brown. Then (46:45) the Men review Regina Hall's mesmerizing performance in The Eco Sisters' Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. from 2022 (actually from just two weeks

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104:40

Good Burger (1997)

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/09/07

Vincent and Len invite the Missionaries to watch next week’s movie this week before getting into the Top 5 Black Comedy Duos, Six Degrees of D’Urville to past (late) SNL stars and their review of 90s kid-faves Kenan n Kel in Good Burger (48:14). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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112:37

Cooley High (1975)

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/08/31

Vincent and Len read listener mail which leads to a quick review of Al Pacino's filmography; Top 5 Black Movies that could be TV series is not to be missed for a few sleeper picks and interesting casting ideas; Six Degrees of D'Urville to Brian Tyree Henry and Kim Cattrall; and (52:47) our review of the timeless COOLEY HIGH, featuring Lawrence Hilton-Jacob, Garrett Morris, the incredible Glynn Turman and the equally memorable sounds of G.C. Cameron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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110:18

Aaron Loves Angela (1975) w Toni Ann Johnson

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/08/24

Screenwriter of Ruby Bridges and new author Toni Ann Johnson kicks off sharing her stories of working as a hired scribe in Hollywood and the joyful pain of working with Ruby Bridges director Euzhan Palcy before diving headfirst into her (and our) review of 1975’s Aaron Loves Angela (00:13), featuring the photogenic and uneven stewardship of Gordon Parks Jr. and actors Moses Gunn, Irene Cara and father/son Robert and Kevin Hooks. Light Skin Gone to Waste by Toni Ann Johnson - available for pre-order

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127:50

Friday Foster (1975) w Carla Brothers

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/08/17

Actress Carla Brothers joins the Men of Micheaux to share stories from the set of The Five Heartbeats and Glory and to share her thoughts on the depictions of women in film and the culture in the 70s, as related in the career of Pam Grier and her role in Friday Foster (1:16). Len’s Top 5 looks at other films based on comic strip series and Vincent takes Six Degrees (and then some) to get from D’Urville to Warren Beatty and Idris Elba. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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87:43

The Candy Tangerine Man (1975)

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/08/10

Len presents a choice Top 5 listing of Not Ready For Leading Men and Vincent goes from Six Degrees of D’Urville Martin to two famed actor/singers of the 00s; and then (00:46), we review The Candy Tangerine Man and nothing will ever be the same again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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100:58

Car Wash (1975)

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/08/03

The Men of Micheaux answer listener mail that gets them thinking MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS THAT WORK; then they pay their respects for a quartet of luminaries we lost this week - NBA and civil rights legend BILL RUSSELL, voice actor PAT CARROLL, and actresses MARY ALICE and NICHELLE NICHOLS; Vincent takes the D'Urville Martin train to Dennis Haysbert and Rihanna; and (00:56) the Men review 1976's movie (is it a flick or is it a vibe?) CAR WASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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107:39

Remembering NICHELLE NICHOLS

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/07/31

We remember actress/activist Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022) by revisiting their review of 1974's Truck Turner, which featured a Nichols' performance unlike any she ever gave before or after, as well as a bonus treat -- Len's 2015 interview with Ms. Nichols from the Great Philadelphia Comic Convention, where she shares anecdotes from her dance and acting career and her private thoughts on her recently departed Star Trek co-star Leonard Nimoy. We mention the great documentary highlighting Nichols'

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111:08

Change Of Mind (1969)

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/07/27

Vincent and Len let the listener mail (and voicemail!) lead them in a chat about the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer, the wave of new projects announced at Comic-Con - special attention to Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Then the Men of Micheaux share their spoiler-free thoughts on Jordan Peele's Nope. Plus the Top 5 Race Swap in Movies is surprising, Six Degrees of D'urville Martin is rejected this week by Vincent in protest and (1:04)

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113:46

Chameleon Street (1989)

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/07/20

Len shares a touching story about cartoonist Robb Armstrong (Jump Start) and his connection with Peanuts and gives his TOP 5 Dumb Superhero Movies, in honor of Thor: Love and Thunder. Vincent loves Tyra Ferrell but 30-40s star Claude Rains doesn't easily compute in his D'Urville-centric mind. And CHAMELEON STREET is the indy film that could, though there's an argument over whether or not it did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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111:36

Belle (2013)

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/07/13

The Men of Micheaux get very nerdy on this one with discussions about Batman, writer Grant Morrison, The Doom Patrol, and The Boys stuffed between Len’s referendums for Great Balls of Fire and (gasp!) The Goonies. But all is right in the world when Gugu Mbatha-Raw portrays Belle (2013) in a costume drama that tickles all of Len’s fancies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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102:30

Sweetback's Baadassss Universe

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/07/06

Author, film historian Josiah Howard (Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide) joins the Men of Micheaux in the creation of a shared universe from the classic 70s genre flicks. They choose between Cotton Comes To Harlem and Sweet Sweetback Badass Song the planet Krypton in our funky stratosphere. The men argue for the 7 members of the Blaxploitation Avengers and connect the dots of adventure, supernatural, kung-fu and action in the 'BCU". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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120:10

Amazing Grace (2018)

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/06/29

There’s a Not-Quite-Top-5 of Aretha Franklin song-inspired movie pitches, 20 minutes on Milli Vanilli (and for why?), Len has choice words For All Mankind, a Six Degrees of D’Urville stumper named Albert Finney has Vincent flummoxed and the majesty that is the Queen of Soul herself in the place where she lives - the church - bringing us her Amazing Grace (2018) in a beautiful documentary impossible to ignore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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116:26

Notorious (2009) with Justin Tinsley

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/06/22

Journalist Justin Tinsley @justintinsley, author of It Was All A Dream: Biggie and The World That Made Him joins the Mission to share his thoughts on Notorious from 2009 as well as his homegrown love for NBA great Allen Iverson. The Men and friends share Hip-Hop moments that they want to see acted out on film, Vincent wows Justin in Six Degrees of D'Urville Martin and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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109:36

Get On Up (2014)

Micheaux Mission ·

2022/06/15

The Tony Awards catch Len's attention which leads to bold admission by the Man of Micheaux. Meanwhile, Vincent has some words on The Man Who Fell to Earth. Top 5 James Browns (Caucasian division) has Elvis coming aboard the Mission. Six Degrees of D'Urville goes to Joaquin Phoenix and Sissy Spacek and (1:00) GET ON UP: THE JAMES BROWN STORY paints a dividing line between our guys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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