Former folk-rock star Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden), who’s since shifted into a hollower, more commercial space, turns up in a rickety boat to Wallis Island expecting an intimate, rural festival-type gig.

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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.

For those who enjoy movies about musicians, their music, and the feelings that percolate between band members — think Once (2007) or Begin Again (2014) — Focus Features' The Ballad of Wallis Island ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — By the time a film arrives on movie screens, its makers often strive to find ways to articulate how relevant it is, how it speaks to now. But that’s not so easy when your movie is ...

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 ...

The firm of Forsyth, Carney, Powell and Pressburger likely provided some valuable pro bono counsel to the makers of “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” a nicely spooned dose of whimsy that goes down quite ...