Movie Preview: Colin Farrell in Netflix’s Oscar bait — “Ballad of a Small Player”

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Roger Moore

The director of “Conclave,” the presence of Tilda Swinton, a gambling milieu and a veteran player’s descent into madness?

Fala Chen, a whiff of the gambling Mecca of Macau. Because Vegas isn’t the only gaming city with a fake Eiffel Tower in it. Is it?

In Theaters, Oct. 15, Netflix streaming Oct. 29.

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