Articles by Liam McPherson

'One to One: John & Yoko' Offers a Fresh Take on the Lennons' Activism

Directed by Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards

PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2025

"I'm not about to get myself shot. But I'm still an artist, a revolutionary artist." — John LennonIn the early 1970s, John Lennon and Yoko...

The Beatles' Feature Films Ranked from Worst to Best

PUBLISHED May 10, 2024

The Beatles are back on the silver screen — or, rather, the silver stream. The 1970 film Let It Be has been lovingly restored and rerelease...

'Have You Got It Yet?' Can't Solve the Mystery of Syd Barrett, but It's a Noble Attempt

Directed by Storm Thorgerson and Roddy Bogawa

PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2023

"[Syd's] the perfect god, you see. A god must be killed and eaten. But then he must be reborn." — Peter Whitehead Syd Barrett (real name R...

John Lennon Doc 'The Lost Weekend: A Love Story' Cements May Pang's Place in Rock History

Directed by Eve Brandstein, Richard Kaufman and Stuart Samuels

PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2023

"The Beatles was a period of my life. ... I came over to America, and just decided I'd like to live here." The Lost Weekend: A Love Story...

'REVIVAL69' Chronicles the Toronto Festival that Changed Music History

Directed by Ron Chapman

PUBLISHED Dec 15, 2022

"It was a non-event until, all of a sudden, it was the biggest thing in the world," says John Brower. Ron Chapman's newest documentary, RE...

'Mr. SOUL!' Shows How the Struggles of the 1960s Still Persist Today

Directed by Melissa Haizlip

PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2021

"Today, whites have every hour on television. The Blacks have none." The opening words of Melissa Haizlip's Mr. SOUL! are as apt as they a...