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Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed

Jonathan, Jacob, and Ruben Quiros

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment.

tv & film film reviews

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87:34

Sinners, Warfare, Death of a Unicorn, and Princess...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2025/05/01

Jonathan (JQ), J̶a̶c̶o̶b̶, James Knowles, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. With Jacob studying hard for his finals, Ruben and Jonathan are joined by honorary Quiros brother James Knowles. Ruben first gives his thoughts on Drop. Then, Jonathan discusses his latest movie side quests: Hell of a Summer, The Legend of Ochi, and Magazine Dreams. Next, Jonathan and Ruben are joined by James and they give their thoughts on

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71:11

In the Hall of the Marcus King: A Minecraft Movie,...

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2025/04/16

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. When Jacob and Jonathan refuse to review a movie, there is only one brother left standing. Join Ruben as he once again enters the Hall of the Marcus King to discuss the existential crisis A Minecraft Movie gave him. Then, to end on a more positive note, Ruben discusses three great streaming shows he recently watched: Adolescence, Black Mirror (season 7), and

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85:52

Invincible Season 3, Mickey 17, The Day the Earth...

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2025/03/26

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. With the three brothers back together, we first reveal a new segment to cover all the streaming television that is coming out now. Journey into Rubeflix for the first time, where this week Ruben reviews Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and The Penguin. Next, Ruben and Jonathan give reviews of Black Bag, Novocaine, and The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes

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88:22

Qubed Presents: The Trunk Roast of Emilia Perez (With...

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2025/03/13

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. With Jacob missing, Ruben and JQ return to give their thoughts on the Oscar winners, Captain America Brave New World, and Amazon getting control of James Bond. JQ also discusses some recent films he's seen before we reach the main event of the podcast: Emilia Perez, one of the worst films we have ever covered on this podcast. Episode Timestamps:0:00 - The Return of

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52:29

Ruben's Oscar Picks (97th Academy Awards)

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2025/02/28

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. In this special edition of the podcast, Ruben returns to once again give his predictions for this week's Academy Awards. Episode Timestamps:0:00 - Opening Tribute1:44 - Ruben's Shorts, Animated, Documentary, and Technical Oscar Predictions28:19 - Ruben's Predictions for the Screenplay, Acting, and Director Awards43:44 - Ruben's Pick for Best Pick47:39 - Quick

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92:57

2025 Most Anticipated Movies

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2025/02/15

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. Yes it's mid-February, yes we're still doing it anyway. Here is our chaotic discussion of our most anticipate movies of 2025. And as is tradition at this point, we brought on our buddy James Knowles to join this discussion. Episode Timestamps:0:00 - Luka Trade4:45 - January and February16:50 - March and April32:30 - May and June45:35 - July58:13 -

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95:00

Qubed's Top 10 Movies of 2024

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2025/01/17

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. In this episode, the brothers each separately give their top 10 movies of 2024 (JQ decided to overachieve and also gives his top 10 worst movies). Episode Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction1:50 - Jacob's Top 10 Best Movies list30:33 - JQ's Top 10 Best (and Worst ) Movies lists1:01:13 - Ruben's Top 10 Best Movies list

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97:19

Nosferatu, Sonic 3, Superman Trailer, Discussing...

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2025/01/09

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. In the first episode of 2025, the brothers first discuss the announcement of Christopher Nolan's next movie, The Odyssey. They next discuss the latest DC news: the new Superman trailer and The Batman Part II getting delayed...again. Then, Jacob and Ruben give reviews of Carry On, Hundreds of Beavers, Juror #2, and Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Finally,

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48:19

In the Hall of the Marcus King: Kraven the Hunter and...

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2024/12/18

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. When Jacob and Jonathan refuse to review a movie, there is only one brother left standing. Join Ruben as he enters the Hall of the Marcus King for the first time to give reviews for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim and Kraven the Hunter. 0:00 - In the Hall of the Marcus King2:11 - The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Review14:56 - Kraven the

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91:34

The Oscar Race is heating up! (Including Wicked,...

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2024/12/13

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. With Jacob battling his Finals Demons, Ruben and JQ hold down the fort. They first give their thoughts on a slew of new trailers including Thunderbolts*, Captain America 4, Mission Impossible 8, and the awful Snow White trailer. They then give reviews for a bunch of movies (full list can be found below), including a bunch of movies in the awards race (A Real Pain,

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61:06

The Nightmare Before E̶l̶e̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶D̶a̶y̶...

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2024/11/18

Cover Art Credit: Deana on Pinterest (Link)Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. On today's special episode, Jonathan reviews all 31 horror movies he saw in October during his one horror movie a day challenge. And yes, it is a little late for this episode; it's Ruben's fault.Link to JQ's Full List on Letterboxd

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85:15

We...Are...Angry: The Venom the Last Dance Episode

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2024/11/03

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. Jacob is back and today we are covering Venom the Last Dance and its many, many, issues. Ruben and Jonathan also give their glowing reviews of Saturday Night and Piece by Piece. Finally, during the initial Qubed Quick News segment, the brothers discuss various release dates that have been announced for movies as well as the 2025 Marvel Television slate. Episode

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96:06

Qubed: Bêtise à Deux (Joker 2 and Megalopolis broke...

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2024/10/19

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. Today, the brothers talk about one of the most cursed double features of all time, Megalopolis and Joker Folie a Deux. They also briefly discuss some recent movie news (including a first look at Krypto from Superman) and JQ gives his review of some other independent movies.Episode Timestamps:0:00 - Qubed: Bêtise à Deux3:14 - The Last of Us Season 2 trailer7:03 -

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85:56

Pre-October Surprises (including Beetlejuice...

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2024/09/26

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. Jacob is back! The brothers first cover all the latest entertainment news, which consists of an Emmys recap, a bunch of trailers, and Kyle Chandler being cast as Hal Jordan's Green Lantern. Then, Ruben and Jonathan discuss all the surprisingly great films that they have seen in theaters lately. (I still can't believe that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was solid and that

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90:37

Sonic 3 Trailer, James Spader Returns as Ultron,...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2024/09/06

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. With Jacob busy back at school, Ruben and Johnathan are back in a jumbo sized episode. In this episode, the brothers discuss the trailer for the new animated Lord of the Rings movie and the release of the highly anticipated Sonic 3 trailer. The duo also covers the news of Ted Lasso's renewal and the return of James Spader's Ultron before they discuss the latest

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61:59

It's the Borderlands Episode! (with some Incredibles 3)

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2024/08/15

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. It's been building to this (go to Episodes 47 and 55 if you want the ramp up)! It's the Borderlands episode! In this special episode, the brothers have an in depth discussion about the Borderlands movie (with a brief Incredibles 3 discussion at the beginning). Episode Timestamps:0:00 - In this Climate JQ?3:30 - Incredibles 3 announced11:37 - Borderlands discussion

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60:46

Deadpool and Wolverine Review, Robert Downey Jr....

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2024/08/04

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. Welcome to the Deadpool and Wolverine episode! The brothers cover the movie in spolier-free and spoiler-filled discussions. Plus, the brothers cover the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom along with other Comic Con news (including the new Joker Folie a Deux trailer).. Qubed also give their thoughts on the second season of Smiling Friends. Episode

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89:26

Shrek 5, The Russo Brothers Preparing a Return to the...

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2024/07/21

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. With Jacob MIA, Ruben and Jonathan carry on in his absence. The two brothers first discuss the current movie news in the industry including the Emmy nominations and Russo Brothers potential return to Marvel. Ruben and Jonathan then give reviews of most of the major June-mid July summer movie releases. Feel free to use the timestamps if you're looking for a specific

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82:54

Inside Out 2 Review, New Look at Superman, The...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2024/07/07

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. The brothers start the episode with their take on the Kendrick and Drake beef. Then, they get into the entertainment news with Qubed Quick News (including The Rock's new Disney deal and Superman's new suit). Qubed then disscuss Sony buying the Alamo Drafthouse and more production turmoil for Blade. Finally, the three brothers review Inside Out 2 and JQ gives his

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19:44

The Garfield Review: A JQ Unsponsored Royal Side Quest

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2024/06/19

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. Today, Jonathan records his first solo episode, a review of the new Garfield movie... which is shockingly not that bad.

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