‘Ballad of a Small Player’ review: Colin Farrell’s gambling ghost story is no sure bet

Phenomenally entertaining, zippy antics at the start quickly careen into a “betting is bad” morality crisis involving a ghost ...
American Songwriter

The Story and Meaning Behind “Beth,” the Lush Ballad That Gave KISS Their Biggest Pop Hit

Remember the hair metal craze of the late 1980s? Well, there was a reason each of those bands almost invariably included an earnest ballad on their albums, usually with the intent of releasing it as a ...

‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Review: Colin Farrell can’t save a movie that places bad bet after bad bet

Ballad of a Small Player' isn’t just a cautionary tale about the dangers of gambling, but also the dangers of making a boring ...
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‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ Shouldn’t Have Cut This Character

Kendall Myers is a Senior Author with Collider. As part of the TV and Movies Features team, she writes about some of the most popular releases before, during, and after they premiere. In three years, ...
Los Angeles Times

In ‘Agatha All Along,’ ‘Ballad of the Witches’ Road’ goes from sacred chant to ‘70s rock hit

“It’s just a stupid song,” says a witch in the second episode of “Agatha All Along.” However, as viewers of the new Marvel series know by now, “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road” is anything but stupid.