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

With Jacob busy wrapping up his undergraduate degree, Ruben and Jonathan are here for another 'squared' episode.

The brothers give their reviews of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, The Drama, and They Will Kill You. They also discuss the changes at J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot and James Cameron's new Avatar conundrum.

Episode Timestamps:

• 0:00 - Gru?
• 2:44 - Doc Rivers is gone from the Bucks
• 5:00 - Downsizing at J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot
• 10:54 - James Cameron's Avatar Conundrum
• 18:42 - They Will Kill You Review
• 36:56 - The Drama Review
• 56:31 - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Review

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

Join us as we discuss the first great movie of the year, Project Hail Mary!

Ruben also gives his thoughts on Ready or Not 2: Here I Come and reviews Undertone along with Jonathan. The brothers also all discuss the trailers for Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Dune: Part 3 before giving their thoughts on the eighth episode of The Amazing Digital Circus.

Episode Timestamps:

• 0:00 - The late 2000s are back!
• 3:46 - Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Review (In the Hall)
• 11:52 - Undertone Review
• 25:04 - Dune: Part 3 Trailer Review
• 33:39 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer Review
• 44:20 - The Amazing Digital Circus Episode 8 Review
• 59:45 - Project Hail Mary Review
• 1:21:34 - Wrap Up
• 1:22:57 - Why is there more?
• 1:23:27 - The Odyssey Prologue Review
• 1:32:30 - Who is playing Star Fox?

Cover Art Credit: The Wrap

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

All three brothers reconvene to discuss the disastrous The Bride! and the surprisingly great Hoppers. The brothers also discuss the final marketing materials and news for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

Episode Timestamps:

• 0:00 - And the voice of Yoshi is...
• 4:49 - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Final Trailer
• 14:56 - Spider-Noir Trailer
• 18:51 - The Bride! Review
• 40:45 - Hoppers Review

Cover Art Credit: Variety

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

The world is dark right now, but we strive on.

With Jacob still busy with his studies, Ruben and Jonathan discuss the latest news in pop culture including the shocking Paramount-WB merger and the end of Smiling Friends. Ruben also gives his thoughts on Send Help and Baz Luhrmann's EPiC before reviewing Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die with Jonathan.

Episode Timestamps:

• 0:00 - Opening
• 3:16 - Send Help Review (In the Hall)
• 10:30 - Elvis Presley in Concert: Baz Luhrmann's EPiC Review (In the Hall)
• 16:42 - New Venom Animated Movie
• 22:10 - Toy Story 5 Trailer
• 28:36 - The Mandalorian and Grogu Tralier
• 34:29 - Sonic 4 Casting
• 39:12 - Game of Thrones Movie in Development
• 41:22 - Spidey Villain Universe is Being Rebooted
• 45:03 - Max Landis and Danny McBride Working on G.I. Joe
• 51:53 - Paramount Wins Warner Brothers Bid
• 1:03:18 - Smiling Friends is Ending
• 1:11:08 - Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die Review

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

We are finally reviewing some 2026 releases... separately, but we're doing it. JQ gives his thoughts on a bunch of the latest movie releases and Ruben gives his thoughts on Wonder Man and The Muppet Show Special. Jacob was busy acing the MCAT so he sat this one out.

Episode Timestamps:

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 4:00 - JQ Unsponsored Royal Sidequests Introduction
• 5:45 - Is This Thing On? Review
• 8:42 - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review
• 12:30 - The Testament of Ann Lee Review
• 15:45 - Arco Review
• 18:30 - Two Sleepy People Review
• 21:50 - Iron Lung Review
• 25:49 - Scarlet Review
• 31:24 - Nirvanna: The Band - the Show - the Movie Review
• 36:54 - Rublix Introduction
• 38:14 - Wonder Man Review
• 48:49 - The Muppet Show Special Review

Jonathan (JQ), Jacob, and Ruben, the three Quiros brothers (Qubed), explore the past and present hallmarks of pop culture entertainment. James Knowles joins us as we continue the tradition of discussing the 2026 movie calendar all together.

Episode Timestamps:

• 0:00 - Opening
• 2:13 - January and February
• 17:28 - March and April
• 26:50 - May-July
• 48:57 - August-October
• 58:15 - November and December
• 1:19:29 - Most Anticipated of 2026
• 1:27:21 - JQ and Mario in Spain (thumbnail)

On today's special episode, Ruben gives a run-down of all the great television that he's been watching lately (Invincible Season 4, The Pitt, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Ted Season 2, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, and Abbott Elementary). He also gives his thoughts on a landmark season of television that he watched for the first time.

Episode Timestamps:

• 0:00 - Introduction
• 2:29 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Review
• 6:07 - Abbott Elementary Season 5 Review
• 9:42 - Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat Review
• 15:02 - Ted Season 2 Review
• 22:59 - The Pitt Review
• 32:51 - Invincible Season 4 Review
• 44:41 - A Throwback Review

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

In this special episode, Ruben returns for his third annual Academy Awards predictions.