The Ballad of Wallis Island” is the kind movie that makes it all look so easy — filmmaking, performance, mood, chemistry.

The latest film from James Griffiths is a sweet story of a band getting back together to play a gig for one man.

A reclusive lottery winner hires his favorite folk duo for a reunion concert. Love, music and laughs proceed from there. It ...

In this superb little sleeper, a lonely lottery winner reunites his favorite singing duo for a personal concert on a distant ...

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.

Yet one of many charms of “The Ballad of Wallis Island” is that it has no intentions of timeliness. It has nothing to do with ...

The Ballad of Wallis Island” — 2.5 stars If you crossed the lovely indie musical “Once” (2007) with the charming Scottish ...

Originally a short film titled The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island, The Ballad of Wallis Island is a work of ...

Co-writers and co-stars Tim Key and Tom Basden discuss how and why the British comedy film captures hearts and gets big ...

The Ballad of Wallis Island is not streaming on Netflix or HBO’s Max, and likely will not be on Netflix or Max any time soon, due to the fact that the film is a Focus Features release. Focus Features ...

And by dead souls, what I mean is the idea that there’s a spark that’s been mostly extinguished, a glowing ember that burns a little brighter in British comedy The Ballad of Wallis Island . Herb (as ...

The Ballad of Wallis Island Review. The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025) Film Review, a movie directed by James Griffiths, ...