Running time: 101 minutes. Rated R (language and suicide). In select theaters. On Netflix Oct. 29. The first half of “Ballad of a Small Player,” a mysterious psychodrama starring Colin Farrell, is a ...

Edward Berger was due for a mediocre hand. The filmmaker has been on a hot streak with his last two directorial efforts, 2022’s German-language adaptation of “All Quiet on the Western Front” and last ...

Colin Farrell tackles the effects of gambling addiction in Ballad of a Small Player, directed by Academy Award winner Edward Berger. Set in the city of Macau, also known as the “Vegas of Asia”, ...

Colin Farrell and Fala Chen lit up the red carpet at the LA screening of Ballad Of A Small Player. The glamorous event was hosted at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on Tuesday, and no one shone ...

I’m not sure how many movies we’ve had about gambling addicts and their descents into violence, squalor, and ruination at this point, but it sure is a lot. Sometimes it’s played for laughs if the ...

Colin Farrell is at his best when he’s going all in on a role. From action to dramady and everything in between, Ferrell consistently shows his range, and in Netflix’s Ballad of a Small Player, the ...

In the movies, at least, Macau seems as far away from a real city as you can get, a futuristic dreamworld of neon reflected on water, of shiny Emerald City-style architecture, an Eden of gambling ...

For Colin Farrell and Fala Chen, collaboration isn’t just part of the job, it’s the heartbeat of their work. In Ballad of a Small Player, the two actors star opposite each other in a story as layered ...

Starting strong, “Ballad of a Small Player” opens in the luxury world of Macau, the gambling capital of the world. With dazzling lights, brilliant architecture, and glamorous luxuries, it’s quick to ...