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Review: The Powerful New Lennon Doc That Gives Peace A Chance
This past week, I caught an absolute gem that’s flying under the radar at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. One to One: John and Yoko offers an immersive cinematic experience, showcasing electrifying, never-before-seen footage from the couple’s only full-length concert. With newly restored visuals and mind-blowing audio remixed by Sean Ono Lennon, the film is a seismic revelation—one that redefines everything you thought you knew about John and Yoko.
What sets “One to One” apart from the wave of Beatles documentaries released every few months is its bold voice and sharp vision. Director Kevin Macdonald delivers a fresh, immersive look at a pivotal moment in both music and American history.
The film’s editing, which features John and Yoko appearing through 1970s TV ads and news reports—the very broadcasts that shaped their view of the American public—is pure genius and will grip you for the entire runtime. It expertly captures the couple’s evolving activism, creative vision, and cultural impact during their early days in New York.
Beatles fans will be thrilled by the wealth of newly unearthed footage and audio. “One to One” showcases stunning 4K restoration of the iconic 1972 Madison Square Garden benefit concert, intimate black-and-white home movies, and even recordings of John’s own phone calls.
I’ve felt a growing sense of Beatles fatigue in recent years, with the constant stream of new music releases, biopic announcements, film projects, appearances, deluxe box sets, and everything else the Fab Four brand touches. But that’s exactly what makes “One to One” so special—it has its own voice. It delivers a message that breaks from the status quo. Watching Lennon shout “stop the war,” intercut with raw footage that rivals Apocalypse Now, was a powerful reminder of who John Lennon truly was. The Beatles, as they stand today, risk becoming Disney-fied myths rather than the real, flawed, and passionate human beings who once taught us vital lessons.
“One to One” begins streaming at home on May 9.
