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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

100:15

The Fabelmans review, Bob Chapek fired by Disney,...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/12/13

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. With final exams removing Jacob from the equation, Jonathan and Ruben discuss Bob Chapek's exit from Disney. They then discuss all the trailers that dropped at Brazil Comic Con. Finally, they give their reviews of Steven Spielberg's latest film, 'The Fabelmans'.Episode Timestamps4:48 - Bob Chapek fired by Disney18:07 - 'The Super Mario Brothers Movie' trailer 2

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52:55

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/11/21

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. In the fourth and final installment of the marathon return, the brothers give their spoiler-filled thoughts on 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'.

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53:09

Thank you Kevin Conroy!; Trailer-Palooza (Avatar: The...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/11/20

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. In the third episode of our marathon return and our 25th episode overall, the three brothers are all back together. The brothers discuss David Zaslav's comments about a more interconnected DC film universe. Then, it's trailer-palooza time; Qubed reviews trailers for 'Avatar: The Way of Water', 'John Wick Chapter 4', and 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'. Finally,

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56:07

Black Adam and Halloween Ends Reviews

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/11/19

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. Our marathon return continues! Still without Jonathan, Ruben and Jacob give their reviews of two recent movie releases: 'Black Adam' and 'Halloween Ends' (spoilers for both).Episode Timestamps1:23- 'Black Adam' review25:22- Superman returns!33:03- 'Halloween Ends' revie

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49:50

Super Mario Brothers Movie Trailer, James Gunn and...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/11/19

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. After our long hiatus, the podcast is back. It is the a marathon return; there will be one episode a day for the next 4 days. In this first episode, Jonathan was out of commission, but Ruben and Jacob are present to hold down the fort. The brothers give their thoughts on the first 'The Super Mario Brothers Movie' trailer and discuss the state of video games movies

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98:37

Avatar Re-Release, Community Movie announced, The...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/10/05

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. Qubed provides an update on all the continued craziness at Warner Brothers Discovery. They then delve into all the Marvel news that has happened since the last podcast (including the announcement of Hugh Jackman returning as Wolverine)! The brothers also discuss the first Last of Us trailer and the official announcement of the Community movie. Finally, Ruben and

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92:40

Mr. Zaslav's Wild Ride, Ms. Marvel, and E.T.

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/09/06

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. Qubed explores all of the craziness that is currently happening at Warner Brothers-Discovery (e.g., HBO Max shifts and 'Don't Worry Darling'). Then, the brothers look back at 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' as it celebrates its 40th birthday. Finally, Ruben and Jacob give their review of 'Ms. Marvel'.Episode Timestamps5:40- Warner Brothers HBO MAX removed titles and

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71:35

Batgirl cancellation, League of Super-Pets, Smiling...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/08/23

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. JQ makes his return to the podcast; he provides his perspective on news stories that he missed and his review of 'Thor: Love and Thunder'. Then, Jacob then discusses his broken arm before Ruben and him review 'League of Super-Pets' . The brothers also comment on the new 'Smiling Friends' special and WB-Discovery's cancellation of 'Batgirl'. Finally, Qubed give

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72:01

San Diego Comic Con News (Shazam, Black Adam, and...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/08/07

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. While JQ continues his struggle as the UK's new leader , Ruben and Jacob continue holding down the fort and discuss all the big news that came out of San Diego Comic Con 2022. They also briefly review 'Minions: The Rise of Gru'.Episode Timestamps8:00- Brief 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' Review'11:22- DC Comic Con Panel ('Shazam Fury of the Gods' trailer, 'Black Adam'

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65:57

Thor Love and Thunder, Stranger Things 4, and...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/07/11

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. With JQ out of commission as he assumes leadership of the UK, Ruben and Jacob have a one-on-one discussion on the latest happenings in pop culture. Quasi-Qubed give their thoughts on 'Stranger Things 4', 'Jurassic World Dominion', and, finally, 'Thor Love and Thunder'. Episode Timestamps3:22- News (including the passing of James Caan)15:00- 'Stranger Things 4'

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91:05

Top Gun Maverick, Moon Knight, and Obi Wan Kenobi...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/06/10

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. The brothers give their thoughts on one of the best blockbusters in years, 'Top Gun Maverick'. They also finally watched Moon Knight and give their reviews on Marvel's biggest experiment in years. Finally, they give their thoughts at the halfway point of the 'Obi wan Kenobi' show.Episode Timestamps5:30- Passing of Ray Liotta14:17- 'Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning

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124:04

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Avatar:...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/05/30

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. The lads have returned! The brothers return with a discussion of recent movie news, including the 'Avatar: The Way of Water' trailer. Then, they give their reviews of 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' and the pop cultural phenomenon 'Morbius'.Episode TimestampsNews4:46- 'Avatar: The Way of Water' trailer discussion22:49- 'Fast X' discussion (casting and

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94:28

Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Hadestown, Unbreakable, and the...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/04/08

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. In a first for the podcast, Jacob and Ruben give a review of the touring company of the musical 'Hadestown'. Next, the brothers discuss the various Oscar winners and controversies. They then honor Bruce Willis' career by giving a review of one of his best films 'Unbreakable'. Finally, there is a discussion of the strange yet still somehow enjoyable 'Sonic the

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112:08

The Batman, The Cuphead Show season 1, and the...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/03/16

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. ‘The Batman’ is finally here and life feels complete again. After discussing the latest in movie news, including the 'Obi-Wan' trailer, listen as Qubed reviews ‘The Batman’ as well as ‘The Cuphead Show’.Episode Timestamps 0:00 Tom Brady unretires News Stories4:42- Remembering William Hurt9:44- 50th Anniversary of ‘The Godfather’20:19- ‘Obi-Wan’ trailer

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83:26

The Book of Boba Fett, Peacemaker Episodes 5-8, and...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/02/21

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. In this installment, Qubed discuss the Paramount investor day announcements, John William's return to Star Wars, and review a batch of trailers (including 'Jurassic World Dominion' and 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'). Ruben then provides his review of 'Uncharted' and then the brothers give their thoughts on 'The Book of Boba Fett' (with spoilers) and

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67:42

Top 10 of 2021 (#6-#1), Bengals player dedicates...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/02/11

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. In the second part of their discussion, Qubed go through the rest of their Top 10 films of 2021 (#6-#1). The brothers close out the show discussing a Bengals player dedicating their potential Super Bowl win to a Cincinnati icon.Episode TimestampsTop 10 of 2021 (#6-#1): 0:24Bengal Player's Dedicates the Super Bowl to a Cincinnati icon- 1:02:15

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81:27

Top 10 of 2021 (#10-#7), Halo trailer discussion, Tom...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/02/07

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. In the first part of the episode, Qubed give their thoughts on the Halo trailer, the news of Tom Brady's retirement, and discuss the other crazy news from the week. Then each member of Qubed begins going through their Top 10 movies of 2021 lists (#10-#7).Episode TimestampsNews Stories3:21- Masked Singer snafu7:55- Halo TV series trailer discussion15:16- Joe Exotic

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79:13

Peacemaker Episodes 1-4, Encanto, Smiling Friends...

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/01/23

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. The podcast has now entered an uncharted post-Spider-Man world. In this episode, Qubed discuss the latest topics in entertainment news, give their thoughts on the 'Moon Knight' trailer, and then give their spoiler-free thoughts on 'Smiling Friends' season 1, Disney's 'Encanto', and 'Peacemaker' episodes 1-4.Episode TimestampsNews Stories3:52- Chicken Run 2

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124:37

Spider-Man No Way Home Review

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2022/01/08

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. We know it's late, but better late than never. Here is Qubed's full in-depth review and discussion of 'Spider-man No Way Home'. The brothers also briefly give their full thoughts on Marvel Studios' 'Hawkeye'.

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84:43

Spider-Man Rewatch: Spider-Man Far From Home (2019)

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed ·

2021/12/20

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. With a few hours to spare before watching 'Spider-Man No Way Home', Qubed finishes their Spider-Man Rewatch with an in-depth review of 'Spider-Man Far From Home'.

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