Janis: Little Girl Blue – 6

Janis Joplin was a phenomenon of a time and place – specifically, San Francisco USA in 1969, give or take. Unfortunately, viewed in retrospect, I don’t really like her music, her looks or her persona. While much the same could be said of Amy Winehouse, that documentary had a societal depth that Janis lacked and a more well-rounded cast of supporting characters and incident. When some artists die too young, you wonder what was lost. Sadly, with Janis, I felt I had seen all there was. (The only music I liked was ‘Bobby McGee’ and ‘Cry, Baby’ – both of which had been done just as well by others first.)