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Micheaux Mission — Film Reviews
Micheaux Mission

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 to celebrating and examining African-American cinema is both commendable and uplifting. Welcome to the Mission!

Copyright: © Copyright 2016 Leonard Webb. All rights reserved

Latest Episodes:

Losing Ground (1982) Mar 02, 2022

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The Men of Micheaux review Slashfilm's Black film recommendations for the Criterion Collection. Vincent interrogates Len for a spoiler-free review of The Batman and its Six Degrees of D'Urville Martin to child stars Macauley Culkin and Shirley Temple. Then (00:52) it's time to review director Kathleen Collins' history-making drama Losing Ground from 1982.

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Above The Rim (1994) w Elizabeth Wellington Feb 23, 2022

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The Philadelphia Inquirer's Elizabeth Wellington represents for New Yorkers everywhere, has a rare blood type of N.E. as for New Edition. Then Vincent goes Six Degrees to John Wayne and Jeff Bridges. And (00:34) we take a review of the 90s basketball crime drama Above The Rim and turn it into a worn debate about hip-hop's Nice -n- Smooth.

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Ghost Dog: The Way of The Samurai (1999) Feb 16, 2022

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The Men of Micheaux explain how they build their community of Missionaries, find time to talk about anything but Star Trek, sing the praises of Swan Song on Apple TV (without spoilers), and go Six Degrees to Dustin Hoffman and more. And then (44:45) share their thoughts on Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog: The Way of The Samurai.

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A Man Called Adam (1966) Feb 09, 2022

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Vincent and Len go over the 2022 Academy Award nominations, give a final assessment of Lifetime's Janet Jackson, see how one gets from D'Urville Martin to Barbra Streisand then (00:49) take seat at a jazz joint to meet Sammy Davis Jr. as A MAN CALLED ADAM.

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Dead Presidents (1995) Feb 02, 2022

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It's Micheaux XL as Len and Vincent miss WKRP's Howard Houseman, answer listener mail, discuss TV habits of the loved and loving and then (00:19) engage in a lively debate about Lifetime's Janet Jackson and (01:02) review The Hughes Brothers' mini-epic Dead Presidents.

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Leadbelly (1976) Jan 26, 2022

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Len and Vincent have it out over the ultra-violent A Clockwork Orange, find a Marvel Cinematic role for Denzel Washington, leapfrog from D'Urville Martin to Jack Nicholson AND Michael Jackson. (00:53) Then they turn their attention to Gordon Parks' Leadbelly and the fun stops cold (despite the 'wondrous' Art Evans).

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Training Day (2001) Jan 19, 2022

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It's James Earl Jones' birthday which means Star Wars trivia which leads to the new Shakespeare adaptation The Tragedy of Macbeth which gets us into Six Degrees of D'Urville Martin to Jennifer Aniston and William Holden which takes us to Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke WITH Macy Gray in Antoine Fuqua's Training Day.

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JoJo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) Jan 12, 2022

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Vincent and Len discuss the absence of Chapstick from pleasant society, the mystery of Baltimore’s famed Lake Trout sandwich, and crab-eating 101. Then Vincent deflates Len’s bubble with his “D’Urvilliany” and Len is equally disappointed by Richard Pryor’s JoJo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling; though Debbie Allen is right! (00:39)

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SIDNEY POITIER The Mission Remembers Jan 11, 2022

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Vincent and Len share their thoughts on the legacy and the films of Sidney Poitier, who passed away at the age of 94 on Jan 6th 2022. The Men of Micheaux talk about his iconic roles in films such as In The Heat of The Night, A Raisin in The Sun, his less popular yet no less poignant work in Paris Blues, Brother John and A Warm December, his comedic turns with Bill Cosby and Harry Belafonte, and evenhis 'efforts' in career missteps like The Long Ship and Ghost Dad.

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Juice (1992) Jan 05, 2022

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The Men of Micheaux pay tribute to the year of Soylent Green and the passing of actor-producer Max Julien (1933-2022) before this week's Six Degrees of D'Urville Martin has them waxing nostalgic about Grandpa Al Lewis of The Munsters fame and The Lone Ranger aka actor Clayton Moore. And they still find time to review (00:41.25) Juice (1992) by Ernest Dickerson and featuring the acting debt of Tupac Shakur.

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