It's so hot out there! What better way to defeat the August heat than to watch Santa Claus stuck in his sleigh on a sizzling Florida beach? Who will help him get back to the North Pole? A rag-tag group of homeless minors who have no experience working with animals. Also, the Ice Cream Bunny, whatever that is. FIlm critic Pat McDonald join Collin and Kerry to break down "Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny," one of the absolute weirdest holiday concoctions of all time with a just-barely-stitched-together film from 1972. There are two versions of the film, one containing a detour into the story of Thumbelina, another with Jack and the Beanstalk. None of it makes a lick of sense and it's all just padding to throw out there on the kiddie matinee circuit of the early '70s. Everything ties together, though, in the Blu-ray Gift Exhcange.

Read Pat McDonald's work at HollywoodChicago.com

Blu-rays covered:

Warner Bros:

"Sinners" (2025)

"Final Destination: Bloodlines" (2025)

"Lord of the Rings" (1978)

Universal:

"Knight Rider: The Complete Series" - 4K

Sony:

"Stop, Look and Laugh!" (1960)

Warner Archive:

"Melinda" (1974)

"Two Weeks With Love" (1950)

"Knights Of the Round Table" (1953)

Criterion:

"You Can Count On Me", "Carnal Knowledge" and "Barry Lyndon"