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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

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116:07

The Young Wife (2023)

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/03/27

The Mission pauses to say goodbye to George Foreman, which begets a candy bar runoff between Oh, Reggie and Kit Kat, which leads into a Heavy D rap verse review and more, including Six Degrees to two boxers-turned-actors, before Vincent and Len shower praise on writer-director Tayarisha Poe’s 2023 introspective romantic drama.Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The

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116:33

MISSION LOGS: Acrimony (2018)

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/03/25

One of the most memorable moments in Mission history is the episode where Len reviews Tyler Perry's psychological thriller Acrimony right after discovering Vincent's dislike for all cooked green vegetables. CERTIFIED FRESH!Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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98:02

The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/03/20

The Men of Micheaux are forced into a review audible, which sparks a longing for the days of physical media, including the once treasured and now expensive “music on vinyl”. Then after chatter about Heavy D, Minnie Ripperton, and the Boo-Ya Tribe (how that happen?), they see what Kasi Lemons wanted to do with The Caveman’s Valentine, but maybe Samuel L. Jackson gets in the way.Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The

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90:24

All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023)

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/03/13

Vincent and Len mourn the loss of musicians Roy Ayers (“Everyone Loves The Sunshine”) and D’Wayne Wiggins (Toni Tony Toné); debate the ‘Black famousness’ of Wendell Pierce, Giancarlo Esposito, and Larenz Tate; and a listener charts the Top Five Reasons The Men of Micheaux should do The Amazing Race. Then they luxuriate in the beauty that is writer-director Raven Jackson’s feature film debut.Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email

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143:43

MISSON LOGS: Petey Wheatstraw with Dorian Missick and...

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/03/11

We conclude the history of the Micheaux / Missick Connection as we flashback to October 2020 when, in the early days of the pandemic, the Men of Micheaux jumped on a Zoom-ish platform with actor-best friends Dorian Missick and Omar Dorsey to review Rudy Ray Moore's alter-ego Dolemite as another alter-ego, Petey Wheatstraw (1977).Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram We are a proud member of The

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105:15

Waiting To Exhale (1995)

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/03/06

Vincent and Len share their condolences for the untimely passing of songstress Angie Stone and legendary actor Gene Hackman. Len receives a 5-pack of new nicknames; Vincent defends his "Too Rich" Regina-Colman take; the Men debate the best New Edition solo debut; Vincent connects breathy actors Shohreh Aghdashloo and Jennifer Tilly to D'Urville Martin, and there's a review of a 90s classic, to boot!Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email

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100:48

Hoodlum (1997)

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/02/27

Vincent and Len mourn the loss of 1970s songstress Roberta Flack, celebrating her incredible career and iconic voice. This leads to a conversation that touches on notable figures like Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and The Big Bopper. Len lists the Five Films that he will never choose for The Mission, while Vincent connects D'Urville Martin to two actors that Len would prefer not to see in movies. The discussion then turns to a review of Bill Duke's 1997 gangster film starring Laurence Fishburne,

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70:29

MISSION LOGS: Dolemite (1975) with Dorian Missick and...

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/02/25

The Men of Micheaux traveled to Brooklyn in 2018 to sit down with actor-producers Dorian Missick and his best friend Omar Dorsey to review insane "blaxploitation" action comedy DOLEMITE (1975) written by and starring Rudy Ray Moore and directed by then & only D'Urville Martin. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about

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110:33

Killing Time (1979) Two-Zone Transfer (1979) and Odds...

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/02/20

Writer and culture critic Angelica Jade Bastién, known for her work in The New Yorker, Vulture, and her Madwomen & Muses newsletter, presents a trio of short films at the Mission. These films range from brilliant and insightful comedy to the outright bizarre. Angelica also reveals an endearing appreciation for Tubi. Meanwhile, Vincent and Len engage in a debate about the "frothiness" of Regina King and Colman Domingo. They also share their guilty pleasure movies and discuss the undeniable top five

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126:00

Wicked (2024) with Erika Washington

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/02/13

Erika Washington from Sticky Note Conversations travels from Las Vegas to review one of the biggest hits of 2024. She assesses whether a movie musical, adapted from a Broadway version of a 1990s remix of an early 20th-century children's book classic, can be transformed into a Black film. Additionally, the review includes discussions on Dennis Haysbert in "Gone With The Wind," a career retrospective of Harold Rollins, and an exploration of Michael Jackson's age. Subscribe to the Mission on

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106:17

MISSION LOGS: Strictly Business (1991) with The Missicks

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/02/11

The Men of Micheaux travel to Brooklyn in 2017 to sit down with Dorian & Simone Missick to review the black rom-com Strictly Business (1991) starring Halle Berry and Tommy Davidson. Well, they review it eventually -- after a playful chat about Hollywood, acting, Insecure and more.Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about

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114:43

Moonwalker (1988)

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/02/06

The Men of Micheaux chat about Aaliyah's legacy, singers who think they can act, The Petrified Forest of 1936, and more. But when they turn their attention to Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, a lively and testy debate breaks out over the "wonderful weirdness" of The King of Pop, circa 1988. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn

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83:16

MISSION LOGS: Bamboozled (2000) with Omar Dorsey

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/02/04

Our history of the Micheaux/Missick Connection introduces actor Omar Dorsey, known for his roles in Queen Sugar and Bookie, who is Dorian Missick's best friend. Additionally, we provide a lively review of Spike Lee's often underappreciated satire, Bamboozled.Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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95:35

Bacurau (2019) with Darren Wallace

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/01/30

The Missionaries challenge Vincent and Len to craft a Black movie canon that EVERY BLACK MAN should see and to name the Definitive 90s Black Movie. Then Darren Wallace of the Black History Year podcast joins the show to review the eerie, anticolonialism international western BACURAU and determine if the Brazilian flick has enough Afro to qualify as a Black movie.Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on

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77:39

MISSION LOG: Coming To America (1988) with Simone...

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/01/29

In part two of our Misty Night, Simone Missick joined Vincent and Len in Brooklyn, NYC, for this 2018 review of Coming to America. Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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112:18

Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/01/23

The Men of Micheaux help a fan create a Black film syllabus that’s Rated HS for “high school,” reveal the Top Five Forgotten Black War Movies, and examine what director Spike Lee can do without guardrails (and a tight script) in their review of Miracle At St. Anna.Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices

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70:46

MISSION LOGS: Our Misty NIght with Simone Missick

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/01/21

As we continue exploring the Micheaux/Missick connection, we reflect on a notable moment at Therapy Wine Bar in Brooklyn around 2017. Vincent and Len sat down with Simone Missick, known for her role in Netflix's "Luke Cage," to review "Coming to America." This conversation became another link in the evolving friendship between the Missicks of Hollywood and the Men of Micheaux.Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the

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125:25

The Six Triple Eight (2024)

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/01/16

Vincent and Len debate Boyz In The Hood vs Higher Learning for the Best John Singleton Movie Award, reveal the Top Five Other (In)Famous Washingtons, play an un-Marvel-ous game of Six Degrees of D'urville Martin, then answer the question " Has Tyler Perry stepped his game up?" with Netflix's WWII drama The Six Triple Eight, starring Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian (coolest name ever!), and Oprah Winfrey.Use the Black Families GoFundMe Directory to donate to those affected by the L.A.

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130:02

MISSION LOGS E02 - Clockers (1995) with Dorian Missick

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/01/14

On MISSION LOGS, we present the Best of The Micheaux Mission, beginning with The Micheaux / Missick Connection, the history of our relationship with actors Dorian, Simone Missick, and Omar Dorsey. This is Part Two, where we meet Dorian in person in Philly. He shares his thoughts on our review and being Black in Hollywood and joins us to review CLOCKERS.Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube We are a

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90:47

The 2025 Black Movie Calendar

Micheaux Mission ·

2025/01/09

The Mission begins again in 2025 with The 2025 Black Movie Calendar, a preview of all the Black-centric films coming to theaters from January to December. Plus — Len appreciates a touching horror film from 2024 (A Quiet Place: Day One) and offers an eight-year-old apology for his review of a 2013 indy (Big Words).Rate & Review The Mission on Apple Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We

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