152: Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)

Christmas Movies Actually

Jan 05, 2026•1 hr 23 min

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Episode description

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