REVIEW – THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
When a folk rock legend arrives on an island off the coast of Wales for a concert, he gets more, and quite a bit less, than he expected.
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‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Had a Long Journey Back to the Big Screen
- by Timeblitzed
- March 28, 2025
Almost two decades ago a pair of fresh-faced British sketch comedians armed with a good idea and an able director with a cache of film stock made a charming short film called “The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island.” The 25-minute outing won a prize at the 2008 Edinburgh Film Festival, was nominated
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‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ review: Carey Mulligan, folk star
- by Timeblitzed
- March 27, 2025
At this year’s Sundance, I blushed every time someone asked about my favorite movies of the fest. I knew I’d have to include James Griffiths’ “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” a twee-sounding British comedy about a folk musician named Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) who plays a gig on a remote Welsh island for his No.
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‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: A Sour Note
- by Timeblitzed
- March 27, 2025
Like many of us nowadays, I needed a reason to laugh. My mistake — encouraged by the offbeat bona fides of the British performers Tom Basden and Tim Key — was expecting “The Ballad of Wallis Island” to provide one. Bereft of chuckles or even a substantial story, this maudlin musical fable never escapes the
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For Jeymes Samuel, his song ‘Nazarene’ is both ballad and prayer
- by Timeblitzed
- November 21, 2024
At the end of “The Final Conflict,” the third “Omen” movie from 1981, Damien the Antichrist croaks out the words, “Nazarene, you have won … nothing,” then collapses. When Jeymes Samuel saw that scene as a kid, growing up in West London, he thought it was so cool that Damien referred to Jesus Christ as
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Why ‘Agatha All Along’ song ‘Ballad of the Witches’ Road’ changes
- by Timeblitzed
- October 3, 2024
This article contains spoilers for Episode 4 of “Agatha All Along.” “It’s just a stupid song,” says a witch in the second episode of “Agatha All Along.” However, as viewers of the new Marvel series know by now, “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road” is anything but stupid. It’s a cultural touchstone for the centuries-old