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Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment.We're wrapping up 2025...in 2026. As always, better late than never.In this episode, Qubed discuss all the films and shows that they watched in the final part of 2025 (Stranger Things 5, Avatar Fire and Ash, Marty Supreme, Zootopia 2, Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Sentimental Value, Hamnet, and Smiling Friends Season 3). The brothers also give their thoughts on the proposed merger between Netflix Buying and Warner Brothers.Episode Timestamps:0:00 - A Venezuelan Monkey's Paw3:41 - Marty Supreme Review21:22 - Zootopia 2 Review26:10 - Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Review29:36 - Smiling Friends Season 3 Review38:45 - Sentimental Value Review45:24 - Hamnet Review57:19 - Stranger Things 5 Review1:19:41 - Avatar: Fire and Ash Review1:37:33 - Proposed Netflix-WB Merger
Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment.It's another edition of Squared since Jacob is busy with finals. We begin the episode with JQ discussing the latest films he's watched on his own in his Unsponsored Royal Sidequests (including Rental Family and Keeper). Then, Ruben gives his thoughts on Vince Gilligan's latest, Pluribus, and on Wake Up Dead Man. After that, Ruben and Jonathan both give their thoughts on Predator: Badlands, The Running Man, and Wicked: For Good. Finally, the two brothers discuss the latest in movie news, including the disturbing development of state-sponsored Rush Hour 4.Episode Timestamps:0:00 - Avatar Fire and Ash First Reaction4:20 - Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Review (JQ Sidequest)7:38 - Rental Family Review (JQ Sidequest)10:41 - Keeper Review (JQ Sidequest)17:22 - Quick Die My Love Review (JQ Sidequest)21:43 - Pluribus Review (In the Hall)27:29 - Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Review (In the Hall)36:46 - Predator: Badlands Review45:13 - The Running Man Review54:17 - Wicked: For Good Review1:15:20 - Zootopia 2: 4th Biggest Worldwide Box Office Opening Ever1:17:23 - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Casting1:19:13 - Moana Live Action and Project Hail Mary Trailers123:55 - State-Sponsored Rush Hour 4
Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment.Jacob is back and we're playing catch up! First, Ruben gives his thoughts on A House of Dynamite and Frankenstein. Then, Ruben is joined by Jacob as they finally give their review of Peacemaker Season 2. Next, Jonathan and Ruben give their thoughts on Roofman, Bugonia, and Shelby Oaks. Finally, the three brothers discuss a bunch of recent movie news stories (the Call of Duty movie, the Michael Jackson biopic trailer, the WB merger wars, etc.).Episode Timestamps:0:00 - Fantasy Football?3:31 - A House of Dynamite Review9:38 - Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein Review16:49 - Peacemaker Season 2 Review29:45 - Roofman Review35:58 - Bugonia Review45:15 - Shelby Oaks Review59:54 - Gremlins 3 is a go1:01:48 - Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg join the Call of Duty movie1:05:11 - Star Trek 4 is officially dead1:10:30 - Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz returning for The Mummy 41:11:58 - Nintendo has more movies in development1:15:43 - Michael drops first trailer1:22:11 - WB Merger Wars (Skydance, Comcast, and Netflix)
Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment.With Jacob still MIA, Ruben and Jonathan continue to hold down the fort (to varying degrees of success. First, Jonathan gives his thoughts on The Smashing Machine, Blue Moon, and Good Boy. Then, Ruben gives his review of Good Fortune before the brothers dive into the latest movie news. Finally, they wrap up the podcast discussing the latest attempt by Hollywood to force Jared Leto upon us, Tron: Ares.Episode Timestamps:0:00 - Why is there no Halloween episode this year?2:55 - The Smashing Machine Review (JQ Sidequest)10:11 - Blue Moon Review (JQ Sidequest)17:55 - Good Boy Review (JQ Sidequest)23:26 - Good Fortune Review (In the Hall)30:21 - Joseph Kosinski's Miami Vice Casting33:08 - Skydance wants to buy Warner Brothers36:13 - Scarlett Johansson Joining the Live-Action Tangled Disney Remake39:31 - Live Action Jetsons42:05 - Tron: Ares Review
Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment.Yay we're back from another long hiatus...After over a month off from the podcast, Ruben and Jonathan have a lot of ground to cover (Jacob is out of commission with classes). They go through the Emmy results and the latest movie news (including The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Man of Tomorrow, and The Simpsons Movie 2). They also give a bunch of reviews for the latest movie and shows that have been released in the interim (including One Battle After Another, Caught Stealing, The Long Walk, and Marvel Zombies). It's a longer episode, but we promise it's worth it...probably...maybe...Episode Timestamps:0:00 - Ending the Hiatus...Again2:32 - 77th Primetime Emmy Awards Recap9:36 - Twinless Review (JQ Sidequest)14:17 - Marvel Zombies Review (In the Hall)22:29 - The Muppets Show is Returning26:43 - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Announced33:49 - The Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer Review39:54 - The Simpsons Movie 2 Announced44:50 - Man of Tomorrow Announced47:03 - Caught Stealing Review58:44 - The Long Walk Review1:11:04 - One Battle After Another Review
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 long hiatus...and late once again... Anyways, in this episode, the brothers give their thoughts on the August movie releases, including Together, Weapons, and The Naked Gun. They wrap up the podcast by having a discussion about Marvel news and the studio's future. Episode Timestamps:0:00 - This opening has been edited for content1:49 - Highest 2 Lowest Review (JQ Sidequest)8:22 - Eddington Review (JQ Sidequest)11:58 - Sorry Baby Review (JQ Sidequest)15:24 - Shin Godzilla Re-Release Review (JQ Sidequest)20:32 - The Naked Gun Review30:59 - Together Review39:34 - Weapons Review1:00:12 - Marvel News (Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers Doomsday)
Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. War of the Worlds (2025) is one of the worst films ever made. Join Ruben as he reviews it so you never have to watch it.
Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. We finally give our review for Superman! The brothers also give their thoughts on The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Finally, we discuss two great animated streaming movies that just came out: Predator: Killer of Killers and KPop Demon Hunters. Episode Timestamps:0:00 - Finally getting started!5:20 - Predator: Killer of Killers Review14:32 - KPop Demon Hunters Review25:41 - Superman Review52:16 - The Fantastic Four: First Steps1:32:22 - A Post Credits Scene?
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 - Welcome to The Not Superman Review4:14 - Elio Review9:50 - Life of Chuck Review13:37 - Project Hail Mary (Book and Trailer Review)19:52 - Jon Bernthal's Punisher joins Spider-Man: Brand New Day28:35 - 28 Years Later Review50:47 - Ballerina Review1:02:08 - F1 Review
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. Today, join Ruben as he gives you all an early review of Jurassic World Rebirth.
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 List3:00 - 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 Review40:10 - Brad Bird is NOT directing Incredibles 342:46 - Wicked: For Good Trailer Review50:01 - Friendship Review58:38 - Final Destination Bloodlines Review1:14:57 - Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning Review
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 two20:12 - Furious 7 (10 year retrospective)25:11 - Avengers Age of Ultron (10 year retrospective)42:23 - Thunderbolts* Review1:02:20 - Thunderbolts* Spoiler Discussion
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 - Opening2:27 - 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 Review26:56 - Warfare Review49:11 - Princess Mononoke Review59:00 - Sinners Review
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 Daredevil Born Again. Episode Timestamps:0:00 - A Minecraft Movie Review/Rant 30:13 - Rubeflix - Adolescence Review38:25 - Rubeflix - Black Mirror (season 7) Review56:00 - Rubeflix - Daredevil Born Again Review
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 Movie. Then, Jacob and Ruben give their thoughts on Invincible Season 3 and The Electric State. Finally, the episode ends with all three brothers giving their thoughts on Mickey 17. Episode Timestamps:0:00 - Avengers Disclaimer1:19 - Opening5:32 - Rubeflix: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man10:31 - Rubeflix: The Penguin15:21 - Black Bag Review24:04 - Novocaine Review36:03 - The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Review48:05 - Invincible Season 3 Review1:02:23 - The Electric State Review1:09:54 - Mickey 17 Review
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 the Typical Episode2:19 - JQ's Unsponsored Royal Side Quests (RSQ)4:02 - RSQ - Heart Eyes5:19 - RSQ - The Monkey7:42 - RSQ - One of Them Days10:45 - Oscars (97th Academy Awards) Recap29:50 - Emilia Pérez Review 1:07:26 - Captain America: Brave New World Review1:22:55 - Amazon gains control of James Bond
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 Razzie Recap
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 - August-October1:15:15 - November and December
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
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, all three brothers give their thoughts on Nosferatu and Sonic 3.Episode Timestamps:0:00 - Breaking Bad House For Sale5:39 - Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey16:01 - James Gunn's Superman Trailer21:07 - The Batman Part II Delayed Again/ DCU Batman Discussion34:07 - Sony Spider-Man Villain Movies Discontinued?43:45 - Carry On Review49:13 - Hundreds of Beavers Review55:43 - Juror #2 Review1:00:25 - Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Review1:05:00 - Nosferatu Review1:21:42 - Sonic 3 Review























