The re:View of Martin ends with a tribute to the recently deceased George A. Romero, with a montage of his films.
Amid terrible Z-grade movies and spotty current releases, the fact that we get to see the guys talk about films they actually want to talk about (often positively) is refreshing and heartwarming. Watching Jay and Josh talk about arty cult movies or Mike and Rich gush about the brilliance of Ghostbusters (1984) shows how much they really love movies and the art of cinema.
The Joe Versus the Volcano episode as a whole. Jim (one of the Canadian VFX artist) goes incredibly in-depth into how much the film means to him, in addition to lovingly describing the craft, acting, humor, music, direction, symbolism and uniqueness it brought to the table. Josh doesn't say much, but it's clear that he's ok with letting Jim dominate and that he loves seeing Jim's sincere love for the film.
Mike and Jay revisiting Freddy Got Fingered is one long exercise in happy early-2000s nostalgia and them chuckling away at the sheer ridiculousness of nearly everything in the movie. They also clearly have a huge well of affection for Rip Torn.
While they acknowledge how they might be prematurely celebrating, both Rich and Mike express genuine surprise and relief that The Mandalorian made them enjoy Star Wars again.
Rich [genuinely shocked]: I felt a human emotion watching something in 2019! I was like "Awww!" I felt that!
The Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory episode opens with Mike proclaiming it as one of his all-time favorite films, and he follows up this statement by gushing over the film for close to an hour. It's especially sweet to see him reciting various lines from the film by heart as those moments play alongside him in split screen.
After years of getting progressively depressed about the state of modern Star Trek, Rich and Mike talking about their favorite episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation is a breath of the freshest air, where both of them excitedly discuss both well- and lesser-known episodes and what made them impactful on their first airing and memorable so many years later. It's later followed up by their guardedly-optimistic review of Picard season 3, which they consider a potential return to form for the franchise and a genuinely good sendoff for the Enterprise D and her crew.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy review features a sweet moment where guest Freddie Williams comments on the actress Judith Hoag, who played April, having obviously had a bit of a boyhood crush on her back then. Being a regular on the convention circuit, he often sees her signing autographs and never worked up the nerve to go and talk to her but he notes she still has the same warm, friendly smile she did over 30 years ago. Awww.
