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Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed

Pop Cultural Quintessentials with Qubed

By: Jonathan Jacob and Ruben Quiros
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Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment.Quiros Brothers 2022 Art
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  • Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, Final Destination Bloodlines, Phineas and Ferb Revival, Andor, The Last of Us Season 2, and Wicked: For Good Trailer Review
    Jun 19 2025

    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 playing catchup! I'd like to say we will be more on top of things this summer, but I've made that promise last summer and well... The goal is to improve, but I won't promise it this time. Anyways, look at the timestamps below to look at all the latest movies and television that we reviewed in this episode.

    Episode Timestamps:

    • 0:00 - A List
    • 3:00 - Andor Season 2 Review (Rubflix)
    • 10:34 - The Last of Us Season 2 Review (Rubflix)
    • 19:23 - Bring Her Back Review (JQ Sidequest)
    • 23:25 - The Phoenician Scheme Review (JQ Sidequest)
    • 30:54 - Phineas and Ferb Revival Review
    • 40:10 - Brad Bird is NOT directing Incredibles 3
    • 42:46 - Wicked: For Good Trailer Review
    • 50:01 - Friendship Review
    • 58:38 - Final Destination Bloodlines Review
    • 1:14:57 - Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning Review
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Thunderbolts*, The Accountant 2, and 10 Year Retrospectives for Furious 7 and Avengers Age of Ultron
    May 14 2025

    Jonathan (JQ), Jacob* (James Knowles), and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. With Jacob taking his finals, Ruben and Jonathan are once again joined by honorary Quiros brother James Knowles. First, Ruben gives his thoughts on The Accountant 2. Next, the three give their thoughts on crazy movie blurbs and the possibility of WB splitting. Then, Qubed (and James) give their retrospective thoughts on Furious 7 and Avengers Age of Ultron on their tenth anniversaries. Finally, they have a extensive discussion about the spectacular Thunderbolts* movie (spoiler-free and then spoiler-filled).

    Episode Timestamps:

    • 0:00 - American Pope!
    • 2:18 - The Accountant 2 Review (Ruben In the Hall)
    • 8:43 - Funny Movie Blurbs (These are all real.)
    • 17:13 - Warner Brothers may split in two
    • 20:12 - Furious 7 (10 year retrospective)
    • 25:11 - Avengers Age of Ultron (10 year retrospective)
    • 42:23 - Thunderbolts* Review
    • 1:02:20 - Thunderbolts* Spoiler Discussion
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Sinners, Warfare, Death of a Unicorn, and Princess Mononoke Reviews
    May 1 2025

    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 Death of a Unicorn, Warfare, and the Princess Mononoke re-release. Finally, the three give their thoughts on Ryan Coogler's masterwork, Sinners.

    Episode Timestamps:

    • 0:00 - Opening
    • 2:27 - Drop Review (Ruben In the Hall)
    • 6:58 - Hell of a Summer Review (JQ Sidequest)
    • 11:32 - The Legend of Ochi Review (JQ Sidequest)
    • 14:09 - Magazine Dreams Review (JQ Sidequest)
    • 19:02 - Enter Knowles...
    • 22:40 - Death of a Unicorn Review
    • 26:56 - Warfare Review
    • 49:11 - Princess Mononoke Review
    • 59:00 - Sinners Review
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    1 hr and 28 mins
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