Ep. 145 (Podcast) - Review of "Ballad of a Small Player" - Netflix Original

This week on "Streaming Without A Paddle" Andrew and Ted discuss the Netflix original "Ballad of a Small Player" from "Conclave" director Edward Berger and starring Colin Farrell. Billed as a black comedy psychological thriller, Brendan Reilly (Farrell) assumes the fictitious identity of "Lord Doyle" in the gambling capital of the world Macau after embezzling nearly 1 million pounds from a client back in England. Having lost pretty much all of it playing baccarat and running up a tremendous tab at a luxury hotel Reilly / Doyle is struggling to win money to stay afloat. That's when he meets a female loan shark ... Dao Ming (Chen) who seemingly shows him compassion after being confronted by the wife of another client that has taken his own life due to his debt to her. Tune into the show to find out what Andrew and Ted thought.