August 30, 2024 • 17 mins
Have you ever wondered how the bonds of friendship can shape and even save our lives? This week on Pop Culture Weekly, we promise an uplifting journey as Kyle McMahon sits down with the dynamic cast of Hulu's "The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat." First up, Kyle talks with Kyanna Simone, Tati Gabrielle and Abigail Achiri and they explore their heartfelt experiences adapting Edward Kelsey Moore's beloved novel into Tina Mabry's captivating screenplay. The actresses open up about the profound impact the story's themes of sisterhood and unity have had on their personal lives, revealing the joys and challenges of supporting one another both on and off set.
Next, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan, Mekhi Phifer and Russell Hornsby then talk with Kyle and reflect on the timeless lessons embedded in the film, from cherishing lifelong friendships to the power of chosen family. Through personal stories and insightful conversations, this episode highlights how "The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat" transcends racial divides to celebrate the universal complexities of human connections. Fans of the book, film enthusiasts, and anyone who values enduring relationships will find this episode a touching tribute to the beauty of unity and the shared human experience. Don't miss this heartwarming exploration of the ties that bind us all together.
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Next, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan, Mekhi Phifer and Russell Hornsby then talk with Kyle and reflect on the timeless lessons embedded in the film, from cherishing lifelong friendships to the power of chosen family. Through personal stories and insightful conversations, this episode highlights how "The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat" transcends racial divides to celebrate the universal complexities of human connections. Fans of the book, film enthusiasts, and anyone who values enduring relationships will find this episode a touching tribute to the beauty of unity and the shared human experience. Don't miss this heartwarming exploration of the ties that bind us all together.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
In this episode of Pop Culture Weekly, I talk with
the cast of the incredible Hulu exclusive film The Supremes
at Earl's All You Can Eat. Let's go.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Welcome to pop Culture Weekly with Kyle McMahon from iHeartRadio
your pop culture news, views, reviews and celebrity interviews on
all the movies, TV, music and pop culture u crabe Weekly.
Here's Kyle McMahon.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
NT Nanna Net Hello and welcome to pop Culture Weekly
with Kyle McMahon. I of course am Kyle McMahon, and
we have a short episode today. We'll bring back the
rotating panel of guest hosts next week and have a
full blown, all blowout, blown out, blowout episode this week,
though it is all about The Supremes at Earl's All
(00:49):
You Can Eat. It is a brand new film exclusively
on Hulu and it is really, really, really great. It
is based on the book, the twenty thirteen novel of
the same name that was written by Edward Kelsey Moore,
and it stars Angenu, Ellis Taylor, Sana Laughin, Uzua, Duba
(01:09):
Mackai Pfeiffer, Julian McMahon, Vondi, Curtis Hall, and Russell Hornsby,
and I talk with Angenou, Sana Mackai, Russell Hornsby and
the incredible actors that play their younger counterparts, Keana Simone, Tatzi,
Gabriel and Abigail Achiri, an incredibly, incredibly talented cast. The
(01:33):
film is really great, it really is. It spans decades
and essentially it revolves around, you know, these friendships from
these women and everything that goes into it. The logline says,
it follows a trio of best friends known as the Supremes,
who for decades has weathered life storms together through marriage, children, happiness,
(01:59):
and blues. It really is an unabashedly authentic look at
close relationships. That's what it comes down to. So let's
just jump right into it. We'll start with the younger
version of the characters. Here's my interview with Keana Simone,
Tatzi Gabriel and Abigail A Cheeri. Hi ladies, Hi, So
(02:25):
first of all, thank you for speaking with me. I
appreciate it. I have to ask, did any of you
or all of you read the book before the product,
you know, before the project came into your life.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
I did.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
I love to read.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
It's like one of my random things that I people
don't know that I love to do. But when I
got the audition, I actually read the book before the
script and I fell in love, Like I could not
put it out.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
I read it in like two days. And Edward Kelsey.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
Moore like he just did such a phenomenal job like
creating these beautiful characters with such different characteristics, personalities, nuances,
and it was really great to like see the long
form version of this story that's you know, made for
a novel. And then to read Tina Maybray's like a
beautiful screenplay, I'm like, wow, like this is so visual,
(03:19):
so so beautiful, Like this is gonna be so so
fun and emotional to see on screen.
Speaker 4 (03:24):
And I was like, I hope could be a part
of it, and thankful that I am today.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Yeah, and how about for the two of you, what
drew you to the film.
Speaker 5 (03:33):
For me, it's just the friendship, the sisterhood. Anyone who
knows me knows that I take sisterhood and friendship and
community so like heavily. I don't take it lightly. So
if you're in my life, oh we're rolling through life,
and so getting to read a script and see these
characters support each other through really hard times but also
through really fun times. I was like, oh, I need
(03:56):
to be a part of this. Even the first scene
where Odette is standing up for Barbara Gee and I
was just like, that's the stay inard of friendship that
like I expect and hold myself and my friends too
as well. And so seeing it played out, I was like,
Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh, it's real.
Speaker 4 (04:10):
We should do this, Like I.
Speaker 5 (04:11):
Ever tell my team like please, like, whatever we need
to do, I will do it. And so getting cast
and I was like, oh my gosh, I was like
how it felt so fitting because I just love friendship
and sisterhood so much that it was honestly a dream
come true.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
I love that. And how about for you, Toddy, I.
Speaker 6 (04:28):
Mean for me the same thing, like it was the
what captured me was the friendship and the friendship over
a lifespan, like and the sort of the lesson that
that is of like how to maintain these friendships over
a span of time, the work that needs to be
put in, the heart that needs to be put in
that was something that really drew me. And to see
(04:48):
these girls that are coming from very different backgrounds that
are allowed to be different and allowed to be themselves.
And I feel like it's also the relationship that we
shared like as Tati Abby and Gee like just seeing
that blossom in such an organic way with something that
was really intriguing to me, and then particularly for Barbagine
of just like, oh like this character that did have
(05:12):
a hard life and that was saved by these girls,
Like and what that means to have people that aren't
your lover, that aren't your family come and choose you
and be like no, no, no, no, you don't got to
be do the rest of this alone.
Speaker 7 (05:27):
We got you.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (05:28):
That was something that that really drew me, and it
just something that I think that the world needed to see.
Speaker 8 (05:34):
I love that.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
Yeah, And did you learn or or if and if
you did, what was the biggest lesson that you've learned
about friendship and sisterhood through filming?
Speaker 3 (05:46):
It that you that there will be lots of ups,
but there will also be lots of downs.
Speaker 4 (05:55):
And that's what friendship is about.
Speaker 3 (05:57):
You can't you can't just you can't just the shiny
parts of a relationship. And I feel like in The Supremes,
that's that's what we see. I mean, the first time
that oh, Dett and Clarice meet Barbara Jane is at
a low point in her life, and that's like a
testament to where their friendship will go.
Speaker 4 (06:13):
It's like you don't even get up from here.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
Yeah, Like they need her where she's at, and that's
like that's the best part of friendship. And I feel
like after doing this film, I just kind of appreciated
more so how my friends have always stuck beside me
in any season of my life, and how I will
stick beside them in any season of their life.
Speaker 6 (06:35):
You know.
Speaker 5 (06:36):
And also that friendship doesn't have to look a certain way,
you know, like at the end of the day, like
whether your style is different, you have different hobbies, you
have different interests, you have different tastes in men. At
the end of the day, if you're pore values are
all the same and all connected together, that is something
that can sustain you through a lifetime.
Speaker 6 (06:54):
I think for me too, just like learning or being
reminded that like in order to have a friend for
a lifetime, the work that has to be put in.
Speaker 4 (07:03):
The commitment that the.
Speaker 6 (07:05):
Nurturing that has to be put in order to achieve
that that, you know, I feel like sometimes we think
like oh no, no, well this is this is my best friend,
or these are like they're gonna be there, but it's like,
well no, if you don't continue to grow with everybody's
got to grow together. And I think that these girls
very much do that. They grow together. They're willing to,
like at any point highs and lows like Okay, no,
(07:27):
I'm going I'm gonna always meet you where you're at.
Speaker 4 (07:30):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
Yeah, that's and that's beautiful from all of you. And
I think a lot of times with you know, especially
in American culture, sometimes we forget that and kind of
put friendships on like a secondary plane oftentimes, or you know,
as a as kind of a side thing in life,
where you know, those close relationships, in my opinion, are
(07:54):
just as important as your romantic relationships and all those
other relationships. Those are often the relationships that get you
through the heartbreaks and when that romantic relationship might break
up or whatever. So I think that the film does
an incredible job of illustrating that, and of course the
(08:15):
three of you ladies do an incredible job of illustrating
that as well. So thank you, thank you. I can't
wait for everybody to see it exclusively on Hulu. Thank
you have a great day you too, Thanks Jiana Simone, Tatti, Gabriel,
Abigail Chieri. Such joyous ladies and I'm excited to see
(08:39):
where there there as their career progresses. All right, next
up we have on Jane Ellis Taylor, Sanaa Lathan Mackai Pfeiffer,
and Russell Hornsby. Thank you all for joining me. I
really appreciate it.
Speaker 9 (08:54):
Thank you for having us.
Speaker 1 (08:56):
Of course, First of all, the film is absolutely spectacular.
I think it is a beautiful story of friendship and
love and perseverance, and it's just a joy to watch.
And I wanted to ask you all, what is something
you know that you took from this film that spans decades.
(09:20):
You know, was there something about friendship and relationships and
love that you maybe picked up on while filming?
Speaker 9 (09:29):
For me, it was really just more of an appreciation
for the friends that you have, because you kind of
you can easily take people who have been by your
side for granted, you just assume that that's, you know,
what everybody has, which everybody doesn't. But just having to
work with these scenes and really realizing that these women
(09:52):
are the women who kind of kept my character alive,
like that these friendships are kind of like different types
of soulmates. And it just made me reflect on, you know,
my friendships in my life and have more appreciation for them.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
And how about for you, for any of you whoever
wants to go.
Speaker 7 (10:15):
Yeah, I like Whatna said about, you know, the days
we're saving each other's lives. And it's not a metaphor.
Speaker 9 (10:24):
We took her.
Speaker 7 (10:25):
Keys away from her because she was driving drunk. They
you know, forced me to face something that was very
serious that you know, I was not being proactive about.
So I mean, I just think that's the gift of
having women like that in your life. They really do
save your save your life.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
Makai.
Speaker 10 (10:49):
Yeah, I mean, you know, echoing these lovely ladies, you know,
it's it's it's a story that just hell true to
my heart. You know, I can't say that there's one
particular thing in my life that connected me with this.
I think it's an array of experiences that that made
(11:11):
this text intriguing and the comprehension of reading it. I understood,
you know, the different dynamics and and I loved that
you were able to explore so many different characteristics from
so few people, and it just goes to show you
(11:31):
the complexity of man, you know. And that's what I
loved about this and how it relates to an array
of people. It relates to so many people, and it
transcends race by far. You know, you're a couple of
minutes in and you don't really that's not your focus.
Your focus is these people. And that's what I love
about it.
Speaker 1 (11:52):
And how about for you, Russell, was there something that
you learned about, you know, friendships and relationships while filming
that connected you?
Speaker 8 (12:02):
You know? Again, as Are has said earlier, not necessarily
in the moment, but I think that when I had
an opportunity to sit down and watch this beautiful, lovely film,
the in the beautiful lovely work of Angi, Nous and
I and Uzo, it reminds me of the friends I
have in my life right and so in that it
(12:22):
helped me to understand and realize that as my mother
used to say, that the greatest joy and the greatest
gift you can ever show and do is living well.
And I feel like when you have good friends, when
you have good family, friends and family by your side,
it is a sign that you've been living well. And
that you've been living right, and so it reminded me
(12:42):
of that.
Speaker 1 (12:43):
I love that had any of you read the book
before you came across the script?
Speaker 9 (12:49):
I read it once once I knew I was doing it,
just to kind of even though it's you know, it's
loosely based on the book, you can't get everything in
the book in the movie. I just read it out
of curiosity to see if there's any any little gems
that I wanted to keep. But by no means were we,
(13:09):
you know, encouraged to pull from the book because it
was all there in the in the in the script.
Speaker 1 (13:15):
And had anybody else read it, No, I hadn't, No,
I got.
Speaker 6 (13:19):
No I read it.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
You did, I mean I did.
Speaker 7 (13:23):
I didn't finish it.
Speaker 4 (13:24):
I'm just going to say, you check.
Speaker 6 (13:27):
I did.
Speaker 9 (13:27):
But you know how it ends, I did, right.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
And you know, for Mackay, I think you kind of
said it beautifully in the fact that you know, here's
this you know, white guy from a suburb watching this
film and just within minutes I'm engrossed in the storytelling
and the relationships and all of you as actors, you know,
portraying these I mean, you know, as all of you
(13:55):
know as artists that it's it's much different to read
a story on a page than watch it come to
life on screen. And it requires you know, talented actors
to do that, and all of you have done it
so beautifully with this. I do wonder what do you think?
Speaker 8 (14:11):
You know?
Speaker 1 (14:11):
I always try to find a lesson in anything that
I do. What do you think or what is that
lesson for you from the film? From each of you?
Speaker 10 (14:23):
Can I jump in there because I just wanted to
tackle onto what you were saying, which was very eloquent.
This film goes to show you that we're more like,
yes than divided, as some people try to do to
our society. And what this film does inadvertently it sheds
light on that fact. And that's a fact. If anybody
(14:47):
tells you something different than they're lying to you, and
you should not be so easily swayed and easily suckered
into the division mindset. Your mindset should be how are
we more unified? And for you to say that about
this film that typically you growing up you had you
wouldn't think because of the skin color that you see
(15:08):
here that you could relate. But that's that's bs, that's
false that's a falsehood. Actually, we're more united than what
some people that are trying to divide us are showing us.
And if we fall prey to that and fall victim
to that, then we we're not having an objective point
of view, an objective thought process. We're thinking in a
(15:28):
very acute, a narrow way of thought process. And I
thank you brother for bringing that to light, because that's
for me, what this film represents.
Speaker 1 (15:38):
I love that. Thank you all, Thank you all so much.
I can't wait for everybody to see this exclusively on Hulu.
Thank you, yes right, thank you. Have a good day.
Andrea Ellis Taylor's and I laughing. Makai Fighter, Russell Hornsby.
Incredible actors and credible film. I really really do love
(16:03):
the Supremes at Earls all you can eat. It is
just incredible storytelling, it really is. Let me know what
you think. It is streaming exclusively on Hulu right now
from our friends at Searchlight Pictures. Love all that they
do as well, and I want to know. It's an
incredible drama, like I said, spanning decades, and it's unique
(16:25):
in that aspect. It's unique at its authenticness. It really
is just a great, great film that I think you'll love.
Let me know what you think. Hit me up on
Socials at KMEC Music at Real Kyle McMahon at pop
Culture Weekly, wherever you want to do it, and let's
talk pop culture. I will see you next week. We'll
be back with the rotating panel of guest hosts. All right,
(16:49):
I'll see you next week.
Speaker 2 (16:50):
I love you, We thank you for listening to Pop
Culture Weekly. Here all the latest at Popcultureweekly dot com.
Speaker 8 (17:04):
The Supreme, the Supremes at Earls.
Speaker 5 (17:08):
All you can be, all you can be, The Supreme supre.
Speaker 1 (17:16):
At Earls. All you can me, all you can meet,
In this episode of Pop Culture Weekly, I talk with
the cast of the incredible Hulu exclusive film The Supremes
at Earl's All You Can Eat. Let's go.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Welcome to pop Culture Weekly with Kyle McMahon from iHeartRadio
your pop culture news, views, reviews and celebrity interviews on
all the movies, TV, music and pop culture u crabe Weekly.
Here's Kyle McMahon.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
NT Nanna Net Hello and welcome to pop Culture Weekly
with Kyle McMahon. I of course am Kyle McMahon, and
we have a short episode today. We'll bring back the
rotating panel of guest hosts next week and have a
full blown, all blowout, blown out, blowout episode this week,
though it is all about The Supremes at Earl's All
(00:49):
You Can Eat. It is a brand new film exclusively
on Hulu and it is really, really, really great. It
is based on the book, the twenty thirteen novel of
the same name that was written by Edward Kelsey Moore,
and it stars Angenu, Ellis Taylor, Sana Laughin, Uzua, Duba
(01:09):
Mackai Pfeiffer, Julian McMahon, Vondi, Curtis Hall, and Russell Hornsby,
and I talk with Angenou, Sana Mackai, Russell Hornsby and
the incredible actors that play their younger counterparts, Keana Simone, Tatzi,
Gabriel and Abigail Achiri, an incredibly, incredibly talented cast. The
(01:33):
film is really great, it really is. It spans decades
and essentially it revolves around, you know, these friendships from
these women and everything that goes into it. The logline says,
it follows a trio of best friends known as the Supremes,
who for decades has weathered life storms together through marriage, children, happiness,
(01:59):
and blues. It really is an unabashedly authentic look at
close relationships. That's what it comes down to. So let's
just jump right into it. We'll start with the younger
version of the characters. Here's my interview with Keana Simone,
Tatzi Gabriel and Abigail A Cheeri. Hi ladies, Hi, So
(02:25):
first of all, thank you for speaking with me. I
appreciate it. I have to ask, did any of you
or all of you read the book before the product,
you know, before the project came into your life.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
I did.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
I love to read.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
It's like one of my random things that I people
don't know that I love to do. But when I
got the audition, I actually read the book before the
script and I fell in love, Like I could not
put it out.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
I read it in like two days. And Edward Kelsey.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
Moore like he just did such a phenomenal job like
creating these beautiful characters with such different characteristics, personalities, nuances,
and it was really great to like see the long
form version of this story that's you know, made for
a novel. And then to read Tina Maybray's like a
beautiful screenplay, I'm like, wow, like this is so visual,
(03:19):
so so beautiful, Like this is gonna be so so
fun and emotional to see on screen.
Speaker 4 (03:24):
And I was like, I hope could be a part
of it, and thankful that I am today.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Yeah, and how about for the two of you, what
drew you to the film.
Speaker 5 (03:33):
For me, it's just the friendship, the sisterhood. Anyone who
knows me knows that I take sisterhood and friendship and
community so like heavily. I don't take it lightly. So
if you're in my life, oh we're rolling through life,
and so getting to read a script and see these
characters support each other through really hard times but also
through really fun times. I was like, oh, I need
(03:56):
to be a part of this. Even the first scene
where Odette is standing up for Barbara Gee and I
was just like, that's the stay inard of friendship that
like I expect and hold myself and my friends too
as well. And so seeing it played out, I was like,
Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh, it's real.
Speaker 4 (04:10):
We should do this, Like I.
Speaker 5 (04:11):
Ever tell my team like please, like, whatever we need
to do, I will do it. And so getting cast
and I was like, oh my gosh, I was like
how it felt so fitting because I just love friendship
and sisterhood so much that it was honestly a dream
come true.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
I love that. And how about for you, Toddy, I.
Speaker 6 (04:28):
Mean for me the same thing, like it was the
what captured me was the friendship and the friendship over
a lifespan, like and the sort of the lesson that
that is of like how to maintain these friendships over
a span of time, the work that needs to be
put in, the heart that needs to be put in
that was something that really drew me. And to see
(04:48):
these girls that are coming from very different backgrounds that
are allowed to be different and allowed to be themselves.
And I feel like it's also the relationship that we
shared like as Tati Abby and Gee like just seeing
that blossom in such an organic way with something that
was really intriguing to me, and then particularly for Barbagine
of just like, oh like this character that did have
(05:12):
a hard life and that was saved by these girls,
Like and what that means to have people that aren't
your lover, that aren't your family come and choose you
and be like no, no, no, no, you don't got to
be do the rest of this alone.
Speaker 7 (05:27):
We got you.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (05:28):
That was something that that really drew me, and it
just something that I think that the world needed to see.
Speaker 8 (05:34):
I love that.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
Yeah, And did you learn or or if and if
you did, what was the biggest lesson that you've learned
about friendship and sisterhood through filming?
Speaker 3 (05:46):
It that you that there will be lots of ups,
but there will also be lots of downs.
Speaker 4 (05:55):
And that's what friendship is about.
Speaker 3 (05:57):
You can't you can't just you can't just the shiny
parts of a relationship. And I feel like in The Supremes,
that's that's what we see. I mean, the first time
that oh, Dett and Clarice meet Barbara Jane is at
a low point in her life, and that's like a
testament to where their friendship will go.
Speaker 4 (06:13):
It's like you don't even get up from here.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
Yeah, Like they need her where she's at, and that's
like that's the best part of friendship. And I feel
like after doing this film, I just kind of appreciated
more so how my friends have always stuck beside me
in any season of my life, and how I will
stick beside them in any season of their life.
Speaker 6 (06:35):
You know.
Speaker 5 (06:36):
And also that friendship doesn't have to look a certain way,
you know, like at the end of the day, like
whether your style is different, you have different hobbies, you
have different interests, you have different tastes in men. At
the end of the day, if you're pore values are
all the same and all connected together, that is something
that can sustain you through a lifetime.
Speaker 6 (06:54):
I think for me too, just like learning or being
reminded that like in order to have a friend for
a lifetime, the work that has to be put in.
Speaker 4 (07:03):
The commitment that the.
Speaker 6 (07:05):
Nurturing that has to be put in order to achieve
that that, you know, I feel like sometimes we think
like oh no, no, well this is this is my best friend,
or these are like they're gonna be there, but it's like,
well no, if you don't continue to grow with everybody's
got to grow together. And I think that these girls
very much do that. They grow together. They're willing to,
like at any point highs and lows like Okay, no,
(07:27):
I'm going I'm gonna always meet you where you're at.
Speaker 4 (07:30):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
Yeah, that's and that's beautiful from all of you. And
I think a lot of times with you know, especially
in American culture, sometimes we forget that and kind of
put friendships on like a secondary plane oftentimes, or you know,
as a as kind of a side thing in life,
where you know, those close relationships, in my opinion, are
(07:54):
just as important as your romantic relationships and all those
other relationships. Those are often the relationships that get you
through the heartbreaks and when that romantic relationship might break
up or whatever. So I think that the film does
an incredible job of illustrating that, and of course the
(08:15):
three of you ladies do an incredible job of illustrating
that as well. So thank you, thank you. I can't
wait for everybody to see it exclusively on Hulu. Thank
you have a great day you too, Thanks Jiana Simone, Tatti, Gabriel,
Abigail Chieri. Such joyous ladies and I'm excited to see
(08:39):
where there there as their career progresses. All right, next
up we have on Jane Ellis Taylor, Sanaa Lathan Mackai Pfeiffer,
and Russell Hornsby. Thank you all for joining me. I
really appreciate it.
Speaker 9 (08:54):
Thank you for having us.
Speaker 1 (08:56):
Of course, First of all, the film is absolutely spectacular.
I think it is a beautiful story of friendship and
love and perseverance, and it's just a joy to watch.
And I wanted to ask you all, what is something
you know that you took from this film that spans decades.
(09:20):
You know, was there something about friendship and relationships and
love that you maybe picked up on while filming?
Speaker 9 (09:29):
For me, it was really just more of an appreciation
for the friends that you have, because you kind of
you can easily take people who have been by your
side for granted, you just assume that that's, you know,
what everybody has, which everybody doesn't. But just having to
work with these scenes and really realizing that these women
(09:52):
are the women who kind of kept my character alive,
like that these friendships are kind of like different types
of soulmates. And it just made me reflect on, you know,
my friendships in my life and have more appreciation for them.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
And how about for you, for any of you whoever
wants to go.
Speaker 7 (10:15):
Yeah, I like Whatna said about, you know, the days
we're saving each other's lives. And it's not a metaphor.
Speaker 9 (10:24):
We took her.
Speaker 7 (10:25):
Keys away from her because she was driving drunk. They
you know, forced me to face something that was very
serious that you know, I was not being proactive about.
So I mean, I just think that's the gift of
having women like that in your life. They really do
save your save your life.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
Makai.
Speaker 10 (10:49):
Yeah, I mean, you know, echoing these lovely ladies, you know,
it's it's it's a story that just hell true to
my heart. You know, I can't say that there's one
particular thing in my life that connected me with this.
I think it's an array of experiences that that made
(11:11):
this text intriguing and the comprehension of reading it. I understood,
you know, the different dynamics and and I loved that
you were able to explore so many different characteristics from
so few people, and it just goes to show you
(11:31):
the complexity of man, you know. And that's what I
loved about this and how it relates to an array
of people. It relates to so many people, and it
transcends race by far. You know, you're a couple of
minutes in and you don't really that's not your focus.
Your focus is these people. And that's what I love
about it.
Speaker 1 (11:52):
And how about for you, Russell, was there something that
you learned about, you know, friendships and relationships while filming
that connected you?
Speaker 8 (12:02):
You know? Again, as Are has said earlier, not necessarily
in the moment, but I think that when I had
an opportunity to sit down and watch this beautiful, lovely film,
the in the beautiful lovely work of Angi, Nous and
I and Uzo, it reminds me of the friends I
have in my life right and so in that it
(12:22):
helped me to understand and realize that as my mother
used to say, that the greatest joy and the greatest
gift you can ever show and do is living well.
And I feel like when you have good friends, when
you have good family, friends and family by your side,
it is a sign that you've been living well. And
that you've been living right, and so it reminded me
(12:42):
of that.
Speaker 1 (12:43):
I love that had any of you read the book
before you came across the script?
Speaker 9 (12:49):
I read it once once I knew I was doing it,
just to kind of even though it's you know, it's
loosely based on the book, you can't get everything in
the book in the movie. I just read it out
of curiosity to see if there's any any little gems
that I wanted to keep. But by no means were we,
(13:09):
you know, encouraged to pull from the book because it
was all there in the in the in the script.
Speaker 1 (13:15):
And had anybody else read it, No, I hadn't, No,
I got.
Speaker 6 (13:19):
No I read it.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
You did, I mean I did.
Speaker 7 (13:23):
I didn't finish it.
Speaker 4 (13:24):
I'm just going to say, you check.
Speaker 6 (13:27):
I did.
Speaker 9 (13:27):
But you know how it ends, I did, right.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
And you know, for Mackay, I think you kind of
said it beautifully in the fact that you know, here's
this you know, white guy from a suburb watching this
film and just within minutes I'm engrossed in the storytelling
and the relationships and all of you as actors, you know,
portraying these I mean, you know, as all of you
(13:55):
know as artists that it's it's much different to read
a story on a page than watch it come to
life on screen. And it requires you know, talented actors
to do that, and all of you have done it
so beautifully with this. I do wonder what do you think?
Speaker 8 (14:11):
You know?
Speaker 1 (14:11):
I always try to find a lesson in anything that
I do. What do you think or what is that
lesson for you from the film? From each of you?
Speaker 10 (14:23):
Can I jump in there because I just wanted to
tackle onto what you were saying, which was very eloquent.
This film goes to show you that we're more like,
yes than divided, as some people try to do to
our society. And what this film does inadvertently it sheds
light on that fact. And that's a fact. If anybody
(14:47):
tells you something different than they're lying to you, and
you should not be so easily swayed and easily suckered
into the division mindset. Your mindset should be how are
we more unified? And for you to say that about
this film that typically you growing up you had you
wouldn't think because of the skin color that you see
(15:08):
here that you could relate. But that's that's bs, that's
false that's a falsehood. Actually, we're more united than what
some people that are trying to divide us are showing us.
And if we fall prey to that and fall victim
to that, then we we're not having an objective point
of view, an objective thought process. We're thinking in a
(15:28):
very acute, a narrow way of thought process. And I
thank you brother for bringing that to light, because that's
for me, what this film represents.
Speaker 1 (15:38):
I love that. Thank you all, Thank you all so much.
I can't wait for everybody to see this exclusively on Hulu.
Thank you, yes right, thank you. Have a good day.
Andrea Ellis Taylor's and I laughing. Makai Fighter, Russell Hornsby.
Incredible actors and credible film. I really really do love
(16:03):
the Supremes at Earls all you can eat. It is
just incredible storytelling, it really is. Let me know what
you think. It is streaming exclusively on Hulu right now
from our friends at Searchlight Pictures. Love all that they
do as well, and I want to know. It's an
incredible drama, like I said, spanning decades, and it's unique
(16:25):
in that aspect. It's unique at its authenticness. It really
is just a great, great film that I think you'll love.
Let me know what you think. Hit me up on
Socials at KMEC Music at Real Kyle McMahon at pop
Culture Weekly, wherever you want to do it, and let's
talk pop culture. I will see you next week. We'll
be back with the rotating panel of guest hosts. All right,
(16:49):
I'll see you next week.
Speaker 2 (16:50):
I love you, We thank you for listening to Pop
Culture Weekly. Here all the latest at Popcultureweekly dot com.
Speaker 8 (17:04):
The Supreme, the Supremes at Earls.
Speaker 5 (17:08):
All you can be, all you can be, The Supreme supre.
Speaker 1 (17:16):
At Earls. All you can me, all you can meet,
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