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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:

This Christmas (2007) Dec 22, 2021

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Vincent and Len close out 2021 by correcting an omission from last week’s Philly Tree of Hip-Hop, find their way into a chat about the Gabor Sisters, discuss how many movie degrees separate D’Urville from Marilyn, reveal their Ultimate Christmas Music and Movie Playlists, AND THEN settle into a review of 2007’s This Christmas, featuring a menacingly and pleasantly distracting Idris Elba and Regina King, among many others.

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Jingle Jangle, A Christmas Journey (2020) Dec 15, 2021

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Len quizzes Vincent on the ‘tree’ of Philly Hip-Hop, play 6 Degrees of D’Urville Martin all the way to Hugh Bonneville (?) and (00:29) review Netflix’s Jingle Jangle, A Christmas Journey (2020).

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Hidden Figures (2016) with Joanne Griffith Dec 08, 2021

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Joanne Griffith of American Public Media is a very good sport about some tech difficulties as well as Vincent's unabashed stalling on the 6 Degrees of D'Urville and his blond actor woman blind spot then (00:43) shares her love of Hidden Figures (2016). Oh, the math of it all!

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Geordi LeForge and The Curious Case of Leah Brahms (Live @ IDIC Podcast Festival) Dec 03, 2021

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The Men of the Micheaux Mission hold a panel discussion a the virtual IDIC Podcast Festival in July 2021 highlighting the toxicity of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Geordi La Forge’s relationship (ick!) with Dr. Leah Brahms. Vincent and Len flex their Trekker bonfides while calling out the problematic matters of consent prevalent in these 90s episodes that resonate still today.

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Trading Places (1983) Dec 01, 2021

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Len and Vincent engage on the life of the Cornish hen and the treachery of pigs, answer and listen to mail from the Missionaries, get stopped on the way from D’Urville Martin to Viola Davis and (00:35) review the Christmas classic Trading Places (1983).

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I Am Not Your Negro (2016) Nov 24, 2021

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Vincent and Len read their listener mail then get into another round of Six Degrees of D’Urville Martin. The Men them lament the loss of intellectual chat on television before Len gets really riled up about the award-winning Raoul Peck doc about author James Baldiwn, I Am Not Your Negro.

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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) Nov 17, 2021

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Vincent and Len read listener mail and reminisce over Love, American Style from the 70s. They show appreciation for Love Life on HBOMax and it sparks a debate over iPad access…sorta. A new game show is born - Six Degrees of D’urville Martin and then it’s finally time to review 1967’s Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, starring Sidney Poitier, Spencer Tracy, and Katharine Hepburn (50:30).

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Sheba Baby (1975) with The Beat Connection Nov 10, 2021

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The crew of The Beat Connection podcast (Alexa Gold, Azrael DiCaprio and Shizz Shiz) join the Mission to discuss the methodology behind their excavation of hip-hop's greatest beats and samples to unearth their melodic roots and explain how DJ Premier stands shoulder to shoulder with Dr. Dre producer-wise. Then (00:21) we discuss colorism in Netflix's The Harder They Fall and get to our review (00:51) of a 'dressed-up' Pam Grier in Sheba Baby.

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Jungle Fever (1991) with Tommy Davidson Nov 03, 2021

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Actor/comedian and now author Tommy Davidson sits with the Men to share his thoughts on comedy, Bruce Lee, and Sammy Davis Jr. In fact, 'Stevie Wonder' serenades Vincent for his birthday! And 'Cream Corn' of Black Dynamite gives the Mission a special 'moment'. Then (00:49) Vincent and Len get into their review of Spike Lee's hard-to-find Jungle Fever.

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Vamp + Captain EO (1986) Oct 27, 2021

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Vincent indulges Len’s impulse to review the Michael Jackson Disney short film Captain EO as a ‘horror’ film. And then they open up (47:42) on Grace Jones in Vamp.

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