James Griffiths’ The Ballad of Wallis Island boasts wonderful performances from Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden, and Tim Key.

James Griffiths’ comedy-drama with songs stirs up the troubled romantic past of a once-popular Brit folk-rock duo, their awkward reunion engineered by an oddball superfan.

At first glance, the plot of “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” one of the most joyous surprises at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, looks like that of a sub-standard rom-com. A former folk ...

“The Ballad of Wallis Island” resembles a band that continues playing despite the fact that their instruments are clearly out of tune. It’s a film that keeps plowing ahead despite exhausting ...

The filmmakers behind 2007's "The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island" discuss turning the short film into a feature-length comedy.

Herb has agreed to Charles’ proposal to play a single acoustic concert on Wallis Island before an audience of “less than 100,” for which he will receive the princely sum of half a million ...

The snap, crackle and pop of vinyl marks the start of The Ballad of Wallis Island, a music-themed rom-com that’s half-whimsical com and half-unrequited rom. In the absence of a new film by John ...

While James Griffiths’ “The Ballad of Wallis Island” is built on a smidge of deception — Nell and Herb long ago parted ways, both personally and professionally, and it’s quite clear Herb ...

Because “The Ballad of Wallis Island” wants to give some time alone to Herb and Nell, Michael feels a little absent from the story at times. But as writers, Basden and Key avoid toothless ...

Day 3 of the Sundance Film Festival continues with premiering films today, from writer Hailey Gates’ directorial debut, Atropia, to James Griffiths’ The Ballad of Wallis Island. Alia Shawkat ...

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