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More mesmerising than it should be – Disney+'s The Beatles: Get Back reviewed

4 December 2021

9:00 AM

4 December 2021

9:00 AM

The Beatles: Get Back

Disney+

My late friend Alexander Nekrassov loathed the Beatles, which I used to think was a wantonly contrary position akin to hating kittens or blue skies or Christmas carols. What could there possibly be not to like, love and admire about the band that gave us ‘Eleanor Rigby’, ‘A Day In the Life’ and ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’?

Since then I’ve encountered so many Beatles sceptics that it has given me pause for thought.

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