extravaganza. Plus tips on wearing big suits and
dancing with floor lamps. (See also: “A Hard Day’s
Night,” on Criterion Channel and “The Last Waltz”
on Amazon Prime.)
— “The Three Caballeros”: There are forgotten
Disney treasures, too, including this trippy
1944 gem streaming on Disney Plus. On his
birthday, Donald Duck receives package from
his friends in Central and South America. Inside
are film reels that bring a handful of individual
tales and travelogues that Donald leaps into,
too. It’s a loving if overly exotic celebration of
South America with some fabulous and surreal
moments that blend animation and live action.
The movie was produced as part of the wartime
“Good Neighbor” policy to bring the Americas
together and ward off any appeals from Axis
powers. All of which is to say: “The Three
Caballeros” isn’t your average Disney movie.
-- “Apollo 11”: This hit 2019 documentary, on
Hulu, simply follows the moon mission from
launch to rescue, without talking heads and
with large amounts of previously unseen IMAX
footage. It’s a propulsive time-capsule, one that
the intervening 50 years has made only more
stupendous. “Apollo 11,” like the archival “For All
Mankind,” captures the all-ages thrill and glory of
the moon landing.