Opening soon:

The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Grade: B+

David Leaf and John Scheinfeld directed this absorbing documentary about the U.S. government’s sleazy attempts to deport John Lennon in the early 1970s because he charismatically rallied peaceniks against the Vietnam War. The film’s insistence on sanctifying the egomaniacal Beatle is annoying, but there’s no denying Lennon’s epic role in the protest movement. Featuring interviews with Yoko Ono, Noam Chomsky, Angela Davis, Gore Vidal, Walter Cronkite and G. Gordon Liddy.