By the time a film arrives on movie screens, its makers often strive to find ways to articulate how relevant it is, how it speaks to now.

The actress gives a marvelous performance in this film, starring and co-written by Tim Key and Tom Basden, about a lonely man on a remote British island who brings about a reunion of his favorite folk duo.

While actress Carey Mulligan has told many an interviewer over the years that she's terrified of singing for work, that certainly hasn't stopped her from featuring her pipes in plenty of films. The latest is Focus Features' The Ballad of Wallis Island (get tickets here),