Tom Jolliffe shines a light on eight recent movies that are well worth adding to your watch list… You took the kids to shout “Chicken Jockey” and trash screen one at your local multiplex. Maybe you took them to see Lilo & Stitch. A week after release and with great word of mouth, you went […]
Movie Review – The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025)
The Ballad of Wallis Island, 2025. Directed by James Griffiths. Starring Tom Basden, Tim Key, Carey Mulligan, Sian Clifford, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Steve Marsh, Luka Downie, and Kerrie Thomason. SYNOPSIS: Eccentric lottery winner Charles lives alone on a remote island but dreams of hiring his favorite musician, Herb McGwyer, to play an exclusive, private gig. Unbeknownst […]
Exclusive Interview – The Ballad of Wallis Island writers and stars Tim Key and Tom Basden
Robert Kojder chats with The Ballad of Wallis Island writers/stars Tim Key and Tom Basden… In 2007, the three-man team of director James Griffiths and screenwriters/leads Tim Key and Tom Basden made the award-winning short film The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island. Centered on a man living on a stunningly beautiful remote […]
Carey Mulligan and Tom Basden are reluctant musicians in The Ballad of Wallis Island trailer
Focus Features has released a new trailer for The Ballad of Wallis Island, their critically-acclaimed comedy that tells the story of a lottery winner (Tim Key – Wicked Little Letters) who decides to get his favourite band back together for a gig on his remote island. The Ballad of Wallis Island features Carey Mulligan (Inside […]
