Vincent and Len close out Action August with a look at the Top Five Black TV Shows of 1972, which features Bill Cosby versus Cleavon Little, debate the hidden KKK-ness of the 90s, and determine if Jim Brown is all the SLAUGHTER he claims to be. The Micheaux Mission is sponsored by BetterHelp 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 are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Action August gets into trouble as Len and Vincent look at the world of 1972 (and the magic that is singer Roberta Flack), remember a terrible thing to waste, as well as Chuck Berry’s singing partner. And they dissect what went wrong with Trouble Man — actor Robert Hooks or composer Marvin Gaye? The Micheaux Mission is sponsored by BetterHelp 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 are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor-producer Dorian Missick (Netflix’s Shirley; Amazon’s Obsession) returns for his new fifth stop on the Mission to chat with the Men of Micheaux about Good Times vs. The Cosby Show, casting Black sci-fi, A Film Not Named Vanity, Six Degrees of Dorian(!?!), the Top Five Movie Moms of the 21st Century, and the indy gem of 2023—writer/director A.V. Rockwell’s A Thousand And One, starring Teyana Taylor. 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 are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Men of Micheaux pay proper homage to the 1997 crime classic from the mind of novelist Elmore Leonard, which may be the best film of Pam Grier’s (and Quentin Tarantino’s?) career (53:27). Plus - Vincent and Len share their thoughts on recent MCU casting news, Creed 3, the Top 5 Full Name Movies, Six Degrees from D’Urville to a Spaniard and a Brit. Email your #previously for past reviews to micheauxmission@gmail.com Share your #previously suggestion with us on IG, Twitter @micheauxmission to Leave Voicemail for Vincent & Len Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vincent and Len are back with the 3rd stanza in the song of Blade, Blade Trinity (44:00), and strong opinions on the film and its (ongoing) controversy. Plus, the Top 5 'Lackulas', Six Degrees to two Blade performers and the Men announce a new Afrofuturism podcast coming soon. Email your #previously for past reviews to micheauxmission@gmail.com Share your #previously pick with us on IG, Twitter @micheauxmission to  Leave Voicemail for Vincent & Len Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We close out the Halloween season with a replay of our interview with Ashlee Blackwell of Graveyardshift Sisters and the Shudder doc Horror Noire as we reviewed Tales From The Hood (1995) back in 2016 on our 40th episode. Email your #previously for past reviews to micheauxmission@gmail.com Share your #previously pick with us on IG, Twitter @micheauxmission to Leave Voicemail for Vincent & Len Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic We are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another double header flashback as the Men of Micheaux replay their Ep 87 review of Blade (1998) and the Ep 181 look at Blade 2 (2002), as a primer for their return to live shows next week with a review of Blade Trinity. Email your suggestions for past reviews to micheauxmission@gmail.com Follow us on IG, Twitter @micheauxmission to share your #previously selections Leave Voicemail for Vincent & Len Subscribe to the Mission on YouTube Get your Micheaux Mission SWAG from TeePublic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Vincent & Len Join our Micheaux Mission Facebook Group Subscribe MicheauxMission on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 ago). Email micheauxmission@gmail.com Leave Voicemail for Vincent & Len Subscribe YouTube.com/micheauxmission Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Men of Micheaux review a gem from the filmography of their namesake and dare to offer their ideas for remakes of the lost films of Oscar Micheaux, PLUS Oliver Platt, Halle Berry vs Cynda Williams, The Prestige and more. 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 are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 now on Amazon and online bookstores everywhere Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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' relationship with NASA in the 70s and 80s -- Women In Motion (2019), available online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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) 1969's Change of Mind is more than meets the tagline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

Vincent and Len share their directorial ideas for Blacula and The Adventures of Pluto Nash, ruminate on the 1990s discography of Stevie Wonder, and list the Top 5 Black Devils in Media. Then the Men of Micheaux give their 398th movie review, falling in love all over again with Ethel Waters and Lena Horne (and Rochester) in 1943's Cabin In The Sky. 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 are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

We wish a Happy Birthday to the late Prince Rogers Nelson and create a Intro to Prince playlist. Len debuts Top 5 Birds of Movie History while Vince takes the long road from D’Urville to Emilio. And we review Clint Eastwood’s long play biopic Bird, starring Forest Whitaker. (00:54) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vincent and Len get called out for a Penelope mishap, a listener waits for a angry voice from our past, Six Degrees unlocks the filmographies of Steven Seagal and Jennifer Connelly, Top 5 reveals the Nia Long co-stars that Len envies the most and Don Cheadle directs a masterpiece in 2015’s Miles Ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Men go from listener mail to the TOP 5 Black Roles of Embarrassment with a #1 that will shock you but is well-earned. Then SIX DEGREES OF D’URVILLE goes from Ernest Borgnine to Penelope Cruz to The History of the Three Stooges. Finally, its time to review one of the worst movies of all-time - for all the wrong (right?) reasons — Bill Cosby’s Leonard Part 6 (how’s THAT for a credit line?) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This one is obese; no B.S. We're diving ride into 'Mother, MAY I Have Another One of Those Bad Black Movies' with 1986's Soul Man starring C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong and James Earl Jones (WTF?) and we cast the new Blade soundtrack, list the Top 5 white roles that code as black, chart the careers of Cher and Michael J Fox and Diana Ross in Six Degrees of D'Urville and a whole lot more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A live audience joins the Men of Micheaux in celebration of their 300th episode. Vincent learns which man loves more on the Mission then he divulges the origin of the Charcuterie Fridays. Its the Kung-Fu edition of Six Degrees of Durville, Len remembers Nia Long in Love Jones and (00:55) its the review of BAD BOYS, the remixed template for action cop movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the last stop of their road to 300 episodes, The Men of Micheaux show appreciation for another Philly pod on the eve of their own milestone. Then, after listener voicemail about their Precious review, they kibitz about The Man Who Fell To Earth, movie watching rules, a hilarious Six Degrees of D’Urville worthy/unworthy of the occasion and finally (00:47) the long-awaited review of Haile Gerima’s poetic masterpiece Sankofa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mission inches closer to its 400th episode with a stacked review filled with HBO Max’s Scavenger’s Reign, Bill Cosby’s The Cosby Mysteries vs Ted Knight’s Too Close For Comfort, a kayak, a leather bag, lipstick, a book, and a movie called Booty Call. 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 are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When is Julie Newmar not Julie Newmar? When she’s Lee Meriwhether! Listener mail has Vincent and Len reconciling Richard Pryor in Superman 3. Six Degrees of Durville with George Burns and Gal Gadot, Len loves JoJo and PJ Morton, movies to watch only once and (00:47) our review of director Lee Daniels’ Precious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vincent and Len riff on the wholesome musical adapatation of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and other messy melodies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vincent and Len are back with listener mail all the way from the Motherland that leads to a chat on 90s R&B, more voicemails, including one that asks who’s Siskel and who’s Ebert. And we talk about the superstar making action-comedy Beverly Hills Cop (00:40) and its make on the careers of Eddie Murphy and Sylvester Stallone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPECIAL - Vincent and Len will be back next week with a new episode. Enjoy their appearance from June 2021 with Toya Haynes to talk about the first time they heard her favorite group (and Len’s) - New Edition. Check THE FIRST TIME I HEARD with Toya Haynes wherever good podcasts be, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vincent and Len listen to their first voicemails from the missionaries which has them sharing their thoughts on Abbott Elementary and Severance. Six Degrees sees Vincent getting to Steve Carrell and Frances McDormand. And we sit shocked, amazed and confused at the stories behind and in front of the camera on 1959’s ‘forgotten treasure’ Porgy & Bess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bobbi Booker of Philly’s WRTI 90.1fm - ‘the voice of jazz’ - hops aboard the Mission once again, this time to chat about the slap heard around the world (and the joke that provoked it), and to watch Vincent play Six Degrees to James Cagney and Sandra Bullock, then (01:04) to review the Academy Award winning documentary from 1996 about the legend of Muhammad Ali - When We Were Kings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s here - one of themes requested reviews of the Mission! Vincent ad Len welcome comedian Darryl Charles and sexuality expert Dr. Timaree of The DTF Fun Hour for a (36:25) review of TROIS (2000), plus Six Degrees of D’Urville and some schooling on the EARN IT Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The case of eating chicken in public is argued on this stop on The Road to 300, plus listener mail, international reviews, Six Degrees to Faye Dunaway and The Thin Man (?) and (00:45) our review of the acclaimed ‘thesis’ by writer/director Charles Burnett — Killer Of Sheep (1978) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A listener shares an interesting story about “darkie movies”, Vincent gives an assessment of Peacock’s Bel-Air, Six Degrees of D’Urville has historic results and the Rosewood massacre of 1922 is relived & reimagined by director John Singleton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The DTF Fun Hour duo of Darryl Charles and Timaree return to the Mission to chart the Top Five Catwomen of All-Time, connect D’urville Martin to two more Feline Femme Fatales, and share their grief with the Men of Micheaux reviewing the official “worst movie of 2004.” 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 are a proud member of The Podglomerate - we make podcasts work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices