At first glance, the plot of “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” one of the ... It’s so easy to love, even if love doesn’t come easy for its characters. The prickly band is McGwyer Mortimer ...
While James Griffiths’ “The Ballad of Wallis Island” is built on ... Bringing Mortimer McGwyer to his stunning island home is an act of real love, both for himself and his own long-lost ...
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 ...
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 ...
The director James Griffith’s “The Ballad of Wallis Island” is a sublime ... He captures these lived-in spaces, whose paint is scraped and chipped by the sound of the sea, with the same love and care ...