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 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 ...

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 ...

Nevertheless, the growth of their awkward friendship massages the sweet pulse of this delightful film. The director James Griffith’s “The Ballad of Wallis Island” is a sublime, adorable comedy whose ...

Then you get the case of this Lynyrd Skynyrd classic, where the waters are altogether a little muddier. While everyone knows ‘Free Bird’ and ‘Sweet Home Alabama’, ‘The Ballad of Curtis Loew’ is one of ...

Claude McKay, one of the most influential figures in the Harlem Renaissance, left behind a rich collection of poetry that ...

Between their duets of the song and Joan Baez's cover of it, 'It Ain't Me Babe' captures Joan Baez and Bob Dylan's complex relationship in song.

Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a ...

Celebrating an indestructible artist’s incredible life, from Rolling Stones muse to post-punk hero to rock’s coolest duet ...

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote Marianne Faithfull’s beautiful ballad As Tears Go By to make money. Instead, they made ...