More popular than Jesus group, but was persuaded to stay on the condition that the Beatles would from now on focus solely on their work as recording artists. After a break, they reconvened in November 1966 to begin recording "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", which was a major critical and commercial success when released in June 1967. Lennon was asked about the controversy during a trip to Canada in 1969. He repeated his opinion that the Beatles were more influential on young people than Christ, adding that some ministers had agreed with him. He called the protestors in the US "fascist Christians", saying
Interview with the Assassin but said "it's too bad [Burger] didn't work harder at finding something more original with which to test his talent than the JFK assassination and the gimmick of the phony nonfiction film." "The Washington Post"'s Ann Hornaday wrote that the movie was filmed in "the deadpan mockumentary style familiar to fans of "This Is Spinal Tap" and "The Blair Witch Project". In fact, the stylistic conceit is by now so hackneyed that even the most impeccable execution isn't enough to make it compelling." David Wrone, author of "The Zapruder Film: Reframing JFK's Assassination", stated: "The facts in "Interview with the