The Jonas Brothers surprised Kerry and Collin with their charming holiday offering this past season that they decided to devote an entire episode to "A Very Jonas Christmas Movie." Please know that the hosts have little to no knowledge of the Brothers Jonas and their back-catalog, so be patient with the little that they do know. What exactly is figgy pudding (Andrea Martin wanted to know, so the question is being asked on her behalf)? Is Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Santa beard real or fake? Finally, if the Jonas Brothers returned for a version of A Christmas Carol, who would they play? And how would Miley Cyrus fit in? All this, plus a cheerfully jaunty Book segment.

Book movies covered:

Underground (1995)

Head-On (2004)

The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)

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As always, Kerry and Collin begin the year taking a look at a Nutcracker movie. This one celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, so the festivities for it starts now! "Nutcracker: The Motion Picture" was a theatrically-released performance film with an added touch of storybook-like innovation and imagination from the one and only Maurice Sendak (author of Where the Wild Things Are). Does it successfully work as a piece of storytelling and staged performance? How does it compare to the similar 1993 version Starring Macauley Culkin? What exactly is PDIP? All these questions, plus a look at the latest and greatest in physical media from the month of December with the Blu-ray Gift Exchange.

Collin's favorite blu-rays from 2025.

Movie Madness episode, featuring Collin Souter, Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy, all running down their 15 favorite films of the year.

Blu-rays covered:

Warner:

Ted Lasso - The Richmond Years (4K)

"Boogie Nights" (1997) (4K)

LionsGate:

"Hearts Of Darkness - A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" (1991) (4K)

FilmMasters:

"The House On Haunted Hill" (1959)

Warner Archive:

Lippy The Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series

Wally Gator - The Complete Series

"I Love Melvin" (1953)

Criterion:

"I Know Where I'm Going" (1945) (4K)

Universal:

"Skylark" (1941)

Though beloved in England, the 1985 Salkind Production "Santa Claus: The Movie" never met its high expectations, either critically or at the box office. Film critic Peter Sobczynski returns to the show to break down why the movie doesn't really work, even though it's well cast and the production design is (mostly) quiet good. What went wrong? Just how much strategic product placement went into this? Is this a more or less dignified role for Dudley Moore than "Six Weeks"? How has Peter been traumatized by this particular movie? We get into all of that, as well as Peter's Christmas episode pick, the SCTV Staff Christmas Party (see YouTube links below). Finally, we end the show with an actual gift exchange and a big thankyou to all our guests from 2025.

And thank YOU, dear listeners!

SCTV - Staff Christmas Party

SCTV Christmas

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