Publications list

Pop Culture Pros

Pop Culture Pros is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer^® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Rubén Rosario.

Rating	Title \| Year	Author	Quote
4/5	Barbie (2023)	Rubén Rosario	Gerwig and Baumbach lure viewers with the promise of squeaky clean pop-culture fun, all while Trojan-horsing a stranger, more complex battle of the sexes. Posted Oct 02, 2023 Edit critic review
1.5/5	Black Widow (2021)	Rubén Rosario	Diehard fans will likely find Easter eggs and winking references to Marvel Comics and MCU content to pore over, but other moviegoers should be able to call this stultifying slog what it is: a terrible film and a waste of a good cast. Posted Aug 10, 2021 Edit critic review
3/5	Luca (2021)	Rubén Rosario	It overcomes a tide of stumbling blocks, even as it makes crystal clear a need for the training wheels to come off when it comes to LGBTQ+ representation. Enough baby steps, Pixar folks. Posted Jun 22, 2021 Edit critic review
	Earwig and the Witch (2020)	Rubén Rosario	The very thing that makes it novel, the change in format, also proves to be a drawback for viewers who are familiar with Studio Ghibli's body of work...it's a good thing, then that the younger Miyazaki is not aiming for realism... Posted Mar 02, 2021 Edit critic review