“One to One” is not only the name of the last full concert that John Lennon performed after the Beatles’ final concert in 1966.

“One to One” represents the rapport that Lennon (1940-1980), a former member of the Beatles rock group, had with his fans, albeit for at least one fan, obsessively and tragically so.

Moreover, “One to One,” as the full title emphasizes, is about the love story, marriage and creative partnership of John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono.

The documentary film, “One to One: John & Yoko,” tells the story behind the “One to One” benefit concert that Lennon and Ono produced at New York’s Madison Square Garden in 1972 to benefit children with special needs.

The children’s plight came to the attention of Lennon and Ono after Geraldo Rivera’s 1972 TV exposé of deplorable conditions at Willowbrook State School, Staten Island, N.Y.

The concert represented an about-face for Lennon.

Lennon rejected the anti-war rhetoric and incitements to riot urged by Jerry Rubin and a motley crew of hippies, yippies and the radical left that included protest folksinger David Peel (1943-2017), political activist John Sinclair (1941-2024) and A.J. Weberman (b. 1945 - ), the latter who infamously ransacked Bob Dylan’s garbage. And thus a new term was coined: Garbologist.

Lennon relocated with Ono from London to Greenwich Village, New York City, where they lived in a Bank Street small apartment (recreated in the film) for 18 months (1971-1973).

Lennon was indicted to be deported by the President Richard Nixon Administration. The charges were dropped in 1975.

Two months later, the documentary informs us, Yoko Ono gave birth to their son, Sean Ono Lennon.

John Lennon became a happy house husband with Yoko Ono and their son, living in The Dakota apartment building in New York City, and returning to the studio with Yoko Ono to record the hit album, “Double Fantasy” (1980).

The jittery documentary film is a grab-bag of home movies; snippets of celebrities, including poet Allen Ginsberg; television commercials; footage of Lennon and Ono interviews on TV talk shows, “The Mike Douglas Show” (1961-1981) and “The Dick Cavett Show” (1968-1988); news coverage of anti-Vietnam War street protests and marches, and riots, including that at Attica Prison (1971); Jerry Rubin (1938-1994) speaking at rallies and concerts; audio recordings and phone calls; images of Ono’s exhibition, “This Is Not Here,” 1971, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, N.Y.; Weberman riffling through Dylan’s garbage cans, and “One to One” concert footage.

The concert footage is one of main reasons to see the “One to One” film. Songs include “Instant Karma,” “Cold Turkey” “Come Together” and “Give Peace a Chance.”

The film, directed by Kevin Macdonald (director, “The Last King of Scotland,” 2006) and Sam Rice-Edwards is a textbook lesson in the cinematic art of montage, whereby one image after another piles onto each other, fulfilling the axiom that “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”

The sequence of Lennon singing “Imagine” in the “One to One” concert, cross-cut with footage of the Willowbrook children enjoying a pre-concert party in Central Park, gives a whole new interpretation to the song and is guaranteed to move you to tears. It had that effect on me.

“One to One: John & Yoko” is a must-see for fans of John Lennon, political-science aficionados and students of contemporary American history.

“One to One: John & Yoko,” MPAA Rated R (Restricted: Persons under 17 require an accompanying parent or adult guardian.) for graphic nudity, some violent content, drug use and language. Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music; Run time: 1 hour, 40 minutes. Distributed by HBO Documentary Films.

Credit Readers Anonymous: “One to One” concert audio remixing was supervised by Sean Ono Lennon.

At The Movies: “One to One: John & Yoko” was seen in the standard format at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas, ArtsQuest Center, SteelStacks, Bethlehem.

Domestic Weekend Box Office, May 9-11: “Thunderbolts” continued at No.1 two weeks in a row with $33.1 million in 4,330 theaters, $128.4 million, two weeks.

2. “Sinners” stayed in place, $21.1 million in 3,468 theaters, $214.4 million, four. 3. “A Minecraft Movie” stayed in place, $7.9 million in 3,468 theaters, $408.9 million, six weeks. 4. “The Accountant 2” stayed in place, $6 million in 3,402 theaters, $50.8 million, three weeks. 5. “Clown in a Cornfield,” $3.6 million in 2,277 theaters, opening. 6. “Shadow Force,” $2 million in 2,170 theaters, opening. 7. “Fight or Flight,” $2 million in 2,153 theaters, opening. 8. “Until Dawn” dropped three places, $2 million in 2,465 theaters, $18 million, three weeks. 9. “The Amateur” dropped three places, $1 million in 1,200 theaters, $38.9 million, five weeks. 10. “The King of Kings” dropped three places, $680,656 in 1,089 theaters, $59 million, five weeks.

Movie box office information from Box Office Mojo as of May 11 is subject to change.

Domestic Weekend Box Office, May 2-4: “Thunderbolts,” the 36th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and with an ensemble cast: Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, Chris Bauer, Wendell Pierce, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, zoomed to No. 1, opening with $76 million in 4,330 theaters.

“Sinners” dropped one place to No. 2 after two-weeks straight at No. 1 with a still strong $33 million in 3,347 theaters, $179.7 million, three weeks.

3. “A Minecraft Movie” moved up one place, with $13.7 million in 3,571 theaters, $398.2 million, five weeks. 4. “The Accountant 2,” $9.4 million in 3,610 theaters, $41.1 million, two weeks. 5. “Until Dawn” stayed in place, $3.8 million in 3,055 theaters, $14.3 million, two weeks. 6. “The Amateur” dropped one place, $1.8 million in 2,135 theaters, $36.9 million, four weeks. 7. “The King of Kings” dropped one place, $1.6 million in 2,035 theaters, $57.6 million, four weeks. 8. “Warfare” moved up place, $1.2 million in 1,315 theaters, $24 million, four weeks. 9. “HIT: The 3rd Case,” a crime drama from India, $955,000 in 590 theaters, opening. 10. “Unknown Title,” $685,000 in 119 theaters, opening.

Movie box office information from Box Office Mojo as of May 4 is subject to change.

Unreel, May 9:

“Fight or Flight,” R: James Madigan directs Josh Harnett, Charithra Chandran and Katee Sackhoff in the Action Comedy. A mercenary tracks down a woman and then they are targeted.

“Clown in a Cornfield,” R: Eli Craig directs Katie Douglas, Aaron Abrams and Carson MacCormac in the Horror film. Frendo the clown terrifies a Midwestern town.

“Friendship,” R: Andrew DeYoung directs Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd and Kate Mara in the Comedy. A suburban man becomes infatuated with his neighbor.

“Juliet & Romeo,” PG-13: Timothy Scott Bogart directs Clara Rugaard, Jamie Ward, Jason Isaacs, Rebel Wilson, Rupert Everett, Dan Fogler and Derek Jacobi in the Romance Musical. The story is based on the story that inspired Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”

“Shadow Force,” R: Joe Carnahan directs Kerry Washington, Omar Sy, Jahleel Kamara, Mark Strong, DaVine Joy Randolph and Method Man in the Action Thriller. An estranged couple who have a price on their head must go on the run with their son.

“Lilly,” PG-13: Rachel Feldman directs Josh McDermitt, Patricia Clarkson and Thomas Sadoski in the Drama. The story of Lilly Ledbetter, a factory worker who strives for justice, is told.

Movie opening information from Internet Movie Database as of May 4 is subject to change.

Three Popcorn Boxes out of Five Popcorn Boxes