Micheaux Mission

Mar 06 2025 517 ep. 88 mins 346
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Two Men. One Podcast. Every Black Film Ever Made. Len Webb and Vince Williams are on the MICHEAUX MISSION - to watch and review every Black feature film ever released.

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Waiting To Exhale (1995)

Mar 06 2025 105 mins  
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

Hoodlum (1997)

Feb 26 2025 100 mins  
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

MISSION LOGS: Dolemite (1975) with Dorian Missick and Omar Dorsey

Feb 25 2025 70 mins  
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 [email protected] Follow The Mission on Instagram Subsc

Killing Time (1979) Two-Zone Transfer (1979) and Odds & Ends (1993) w/ Angelica Jade Bastién

Feb 20 2025 110 mins  
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 "frothin

Wicked (2024) with Erika Washington

Feb 13 2025 126 mins  
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 car

MISSION LOGS: Strictly Business (1991) with The Missicks

Feb 11 2025 106 mins  
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 [email protected] Follow The Mission on Instagram Su

Moonwalker (1988)

Feb 06 2025 114 mins  
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 [email protected] Follow The Mission on Inst

MISSION LOGS: Bamboozled (2000) with Omar Dorsey

Feb 04 2025 83 mins  
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 [email protected] Follow The Mission on Instagram Subscribe to the Mission

Bacurau (2019) with Darren Wallace

Jan 30 2025 95 mins  
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 LOG: Coming To America (1988) with Simone Missick

Jan 29 2025 77 mins  
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 [email protected] 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