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Movie Review – Ballad of a Small Player (2025)

October 29, 2025 by Robert Kojder

Ballad of a Small Player, 2025. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton, Deanie Yip Tak-Han, Alex Jennings, Jason Tobin, Adrienne Lau, and Anthony Wong. SYNOPSIS: When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might […]

Filed Under: Chicago International Film Festival, Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Adrienne Lau, Alex Jennings, Ballad of a Small Player, Chicago International Film Festival, Colin Farrell, Deanie Yip Tak-Han, edward berger, Fala Chen, Jason Tobin, Tilda Swinton

2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Ballad of a Small Player

October 9, 2025 by Chris Connor

Ballad of a Small Player, 2025. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton, and Alex Jennings. SYNOPSIS: When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation. Edward Berger […]

Filed Under: Chris Connor, London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: 2025 BFI London Film Festival, Alex Jennings, Ballad of a Small Player, Colin Farrell, edward berger, Fala Chen, netflix, Tilda Swinton

New trailer for Ballad of a Small Player starring Colin Farrell

October 7, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Netflix has released a new trailer, poster and images for Edward Berger’s (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave) psychological thriller Ballad of a Small Player ahead of its release later this month. Adapted from Lawrence Osborne’s novel of the same name, the film follows Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell), a man trying to outrun his fast-rising […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alex Jennings, Ballad of a Small Player, Colin Farrell, Deanie Ip, edward berger, Fala Chen, netflix, Tilda Swinton

Movie Review – Ballad of a Small Player (2025)

September 16, 2025 by Ricky Church

Ballad of a Small Player, 2025. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton, Deanie Ip and Alex Jennings. SYNOPSIS: When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation. […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church, Top Stories Tagged With: Alex Jennings, Ballad of a Small Player, Colin Farrell, Deanie Ip, edward berger, Fala Chen, netflix, Tilda Swinton, Toronto International Film Festival

Colin Farrell is a gambler on the run in Ballad of a Small Player trailer

August 19, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Netflix has debuted the first trailer for Ballad of a Small Player, director Edward Berger’s (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave) upcoming adaptation of Lawrence Osborne’s novel of the same name. The psychological thriller stars Colin Farrell as Lord Doyle, a high-stakes gambler who spends the little money he has left drinking on the […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers, Uncategorized Tagged With: Alex Jennings, Ballad of a Small Player, Colin Farrell, Deanie Ip, edward berger, Fala Chen, Lawrence Osborne, netflix, Tilda Swinton

Movie Review – Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

March 29, 2024 by Robert Kojder

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, 2024. Directed by Adam Wingard. Starring Rebecca Hall, Kaylee Hottle, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Alex Ferns, Fala Chen, Rachel House, Mercy Cornwall, Ron Smyck, and Chantelle Jamieson. SYNOPSIS: Two ancient titans, Godzilla and Kong, clash in an epic battle as humans unravel their intertwined origins and connection to […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: adam wingard, alex ferns, Brian Tyree Henry, Chantelle Jamieson, Dan Stevens, Fala Chen, Godzilla, Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, Kaylee Hottle, king kong, Mercy Cornwall, MonsterVerse, Rachel House, Rebecca Hall, Ron Smyck

Movie Review – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

November 19, 2021 by Brad Cook

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, 2021. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. Starring Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Kingsley, and Tony Leung. SYNOPSIS:  Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is available now in digital […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Awkwafina, Ben Kingsley, Benedict Wong, Destin Daniel Cretton, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Marvel, Marvel Cinematc Universe, Meng’er Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Simu Liu, Tony Leung

New trailer for HBO’s Irma Vep starring Alicia Vikander

June 3, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its premiere this coming Monday, HBO has released a new trailer for Olivier Assayas’ small-screen remake of his 1996 French silent film Irma Vep. The series stars Alicia Vikander as Mira, an American movie star who begins to struggle to distinguish between herself and the character she is playing in her latest film; […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: Adria Arjona, Alex Descas, Alicia Vikander, Antoine Reinartz, Byron Bowers, Carrie Brownstein, Devon Ross, Fala Chen, HBO, Hippolyte Girardot, Irma Vep, Jeanne Balibar, Lars Eidinger, Nora Hamzawi, Olivier Assayas, Tom Sturridge, Vincent Lacoste, Vincent Macaigne

Alicia Vikander stars in trailer for HBO’s Irma Vep

May 19, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

HBO has debuted the first trailer for Irma Vep, the upcoming limited series from director Olivier Assayas which is a remake of his 1996 French silent film of the same name. The series stars Alicia Vikander as a movie star who is disillusioned by the career and recent break up of a relationship; watch it […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: Adria Arjona, Alex Descas, Alicia Vikander, Antoine Reinartz, Byron Bowers, Carrie Brownstein, Devon Ross, Fala Chen, HBO, HBO Max, Hippolyte Girardot, Irma Vep, Jeanne Balibar, Lars Eidinger, Nora Hamzawi, Olivier Assayas, Tom Sturridge, Vincent Lacoste, Vincent Macaigne

Movie Review – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

September 2, 2021 by Robert Kojder

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, 2021. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. Starring Simu Liu, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Ronny Chieng, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Tim Roth, Jodi Long, Andy Le, Rosalind Chao, Dallas Liu, Harmonie He, and Jayden Tianyi Zhang. SYNOPSIS: Shang-Chi, the master of unarmed […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Andy Le, Awkwafina, Benedict Wong, Dallas Liu, Destin Daniel Cretton, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Harmonie He, Jayden Tianyi Zhang, Jodi Long, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Meng’er Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Ronny Chieng, Rosalind Chao, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Simu Liu, Tim Roth, Tony Leung Chiu-wai

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