- Network: Apple TV+
- Series Premiere Date: Dec 6, 2023
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Holt’s efficient and sober film draws a vivid snapshot of the killing, which put a tragic full stop to the story of The Beatles and permanently scarred the psyche of rock’n’roll itself.
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The list of contributors is impressive and the researchers have done a sterling job, although it is never explained if Yoko Ono was asked or declined to appear. There is one count on which the documentary feels on shaky ground; its toying with conspiracy theories.
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The most comprehensive Lennon assassination documentary, in terms of showing what happened on that fatal night to this great musician and songwriter, and in explaining the subsequent legal process.
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Even though this well-filmed, journalistically solid and at times moving documentary series includes interviews with witnesses who previously had not spoken on the record and features audio recordings of Chapman we hadn’t heard before, there’s nothing truly earth-shattering here.