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 rock duo, ...

Carey Mulligan as Nell Mortimer and Tom Basden as Herb McGwyer in director James Griffiths' "The Ballad of Wallis Island." Have you every had a day so terrible that it felt like the world was out to ...

If you’re a fan of the horror genre, you may get the wrong impression watching the first act of director James Griffiths’ The Ballad Of Wallis Island. After all, the set up for the plot is that a ...

Kerstin Teutonico was awarded Preschool Educator of the Year by the Florida Association for the Education of Young Children. NEW YORK – By the time a film arrives on movie screens, its makers often ...

Carey Mulligan, Tim Key and Tom Basden star in the story of a lottery winner who aims to reunite his favorite musical duo with comic results. 'The Ballad of Wallis Island’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.

A wee British charmer made with warmth and heart, "The Ballad of Wallis Island" is as comfortable and cozy as a soft blanket, the kind of low-key comedy Brits excel at and Americans don't even bother ...

Carey Mulligan and Tom Basden in "The Ballad of Wallis Island" (Alistair Heap) “The Ballad of Wallis Island” resembles a band that continues playing despite the fact that their instruments are clearly ...

In the annals of redemption stories about dead souls, former folk musician turned pop star Herb McGwyer isn’t the most damned, but he’s not that easy to like, either. And by dead souls, what I mean is ...

It's never a bad time for a film like "The Ballad of Wallis Island," but at the moment it feels like a much-needed balm. Modest in scope and made with the lightest of touch, not unlike the lovely folk ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The 25th Phoenix Film Festival commenced last night with The Ballad of Wallis Island opening the event. In The Ballad of Wallis Island, Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) is a musician who ...

But The Ballad Of Wallis Island isn’t a horror movie. In actuality, it’s as far from a horror movie as you can really get. Instead of trying to scare or haunt, it’s the cinematic equivalent of a sweet ...

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