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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

All Episodes

35:49

Spider-Man 2 (PS5) Review

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/11/07

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 gives his solo spoiler free review of Spider-Man 2 for the PS5.

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85:24

Cowboy Bebop 25th Anniversary Retrospective, SAG...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/10/30

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. With Jacob gone, for today's episode is sQuared instead of Qubed. Ruben and Jonathan give an update on the SAG strike. The two brothers also discuss the Halloween reboot announcement and Michael Caine's retirement. Finally, sQuared give an in-depth retrospective of one of their favorite shows of all time, Cowboy Bebop, which is turning 25 this month. Episode

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72:35

The End of the WGA Strike, Explaining Rotten...

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2023/10/13

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. JQ is oversleeping, will he arrive before we end the episode. Ruben and Jacob hold down the fort and discuss the end of the writer's strike. The brothers then rapid fire through a bunch of Hollywood news: The Office reboot, the Aquman 2 trailer, the new Rick and Morty voices, and the shameless Oceangate movie. Ruben also provides an explanation for how Rotten

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74:31

Blue Beetle Review, Dune Part 2 Delayed, Taylor Swift...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/09/15

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. On this episode, the brothers discuss the continuing fallout of the Hollywood dual strike (including the delay of Dune: Part 2). Qubed also bids farewell to Jimmy Buffet and they discuss their unique connection with the musician. They also discuss Taylor Swift's concert movie and its crazy initial success. Finally, the brothers discuss Blue Beetle and the emotions

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56:47

TMNT Mutant Mayhem, Mission Impossible 7, and...

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2023/08/26

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. Qubed are all back together and they embrace the insanity. They first discuss Ruben's Spider-Man Lotus review that somehow went viral. The brothers then provide an update on the Hollywood dual strike. Finally, the brothers review two of the latest releases: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1.Episode

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102:30

Barbenheimer, Spider-Man PS5, and A Tale of Two Strikes

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/07/31

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. With Jacob off at summer camp, Ruben and Jonathan hold down the fort (well as much as they can). They go in-depth on what has now become a double strike with SAG-AFTRA joining the WGA on the picket line. The brothers also discuss the Spider-Man 2 (PS5) story trailer. Finally, Jonathan and Ruben give their reviews of the biggest moviegoing event of the summer,

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45:57

The Flash Review

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/06/28

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. On this episode, the brothers give their in depth spoiler review for the supposed greatest comic book movie of all time, The Flash.

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62:27

Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse Review, That's So...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/06/26

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. On this episode, the brothers discuss the continued writer's strike and its potential impact on Deadpool 3. They then give their thoughts on the bonkers Kraven the Hunter trailer. Finally, the brothers give their spoiler free and spoiler filled reviews of Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse.Episode Timestamps4:11 - The Writer's Strike has hit Day 50 and its impact

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31:19

FasTEN Your Seatbelts: It's the Fast X Review!

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/05/29

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. On this episode, Jacob and Ruben give their review of Fast X and all its hilarious flaws.

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74:30

Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 Review, Writer's...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/05/27

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. On this episode, the brothers give their thoughts on the important news of the month: the WGA strike being official, David Zaslav's continued hijinks, and, most importantly, Burger King's new Red Whopper. Then, the brothers give their spoiler-free and spoiler-filled thoughts on Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3.Episode Timestamps5:33 - The Writer's Strike has

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40:32

Video Game Adaptions 'Level Up' (The Super Mario...

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2023/04/28

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 give their reviews for The Super Mario Brothers Movie and The Last of Us. Is the age of the video game adaption upon us? - Episode TimestampsThe Super Mario Brothers Movie Review - 1:07The Last of Us Review - 19:40

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62:47

The Mandalorian Season 3 Review, Fast X Trailer...

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2023/04/26

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. On this episode, the brothers go on a long tirade on the newest Fast X trailer and the Fast and Furious franchise in general. Then, Qubed give their thoughts on the looming Writer's Guild of America (WGA) strike and what it says about corporate greed.In the latter part of the episode, the brothers discuss their thoughts on the new Star Wars movies that were

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53:35

Blue Beetle Trailer, Spider-Man: Across the...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/04/17

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. On this episode, the brothers review four trailers that came out during their last hiatus: Blue Beetle, Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse, Barbie, and Secret Invasion. Then, in the latter part of the episode, Qubed discusses the continued decay of originality in Hollywood by giving their thoughts on a potential Donkey spin-off (but Shrek 5 yay!), the proposed

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88:01

March Movie Madness (Creed 3, John Wick Chapter 4,...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/04/10

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. We're back after another hiatus! A lot of big movies opened in March and the brothers did not get a chance to review them. On this episode, Ruben gives his review of Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Qubed then all give their SPOILER-filled thoughts on Creed 3 and John Wick Chapter 4. Finally, Ruben and Jacob briefly review Shazam: Fury of the Gods.Episode

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103:17

Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania Spoiler Review (with...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/03/04

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment.On this extended episode, the brothers first give their thoughts on 'Hogwarts Legacy' and the discourse surrounding it. They then discuss the latest DC developments (including 'The Flash' trailer, poor 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' screenings, and James Gunn's 'Superman Legacy' script). Qubed then give their thoughts on the return of 'Lord of the Rings' to the big

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73:05

Discussing the 2023 Oscar Nominations (with a side of...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/02/15

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. On this special episode, Qubed discusses the nominations for the 95th Academy Awards. Along the way, they give their thoughts on some of the year's greatest films and their components ('Everything, Everywhere, All at Once'; 'Glass Onion', 'Top Gun Maverick', 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever', 'The Fabelmans', etc.)

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63:38

The DC Universe Slate has been announced (Batman,...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/02/09

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment.James Gunn and Peter Safran have finally unveiled the first part of their DCU slate, Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters. Qubed discusses all ten announced projects and what ramifications the announcements have for the present and future of DC in film. (How will 'The Flash' function as reboot? How will the Elseworlds brand work? What will the new Superman be like? What

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89:19

Most Anticipated 2023 Movies

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/01/27

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment.On the 30th episode of the podcast, we finally have our first guest. It's the unofficial fourth member of Qubed James Knowles. He joins Qubed for their discussion of the 2023 movie calendar and their most anticipated movies.

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44:37

The Avatar: The Way of Water Spectacular!

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/01/17

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. Ruben and Jacob give an in-depth spoiler review of 'Avatar: The Way of Water', while our resident 'James Cameron-hater' Jonathan protests in horror. It's as fun as it sounds!

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57:36

Henry Cavil is not Superman...again and a REALLY late...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2023/01/10

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. Returning from a holiday hiatus, Qubed discusses all the happenings at Warner Brothers-Discovery, including Henry Cavil's surprising exit and The Rock ending his time as Black Adam. The brothers then give a very late review of 'The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special'. Episode Timestamps5:15 - Mr. Zaslav's Wild Ride - Original Looney Tunes cartoons removed

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