Netflix's Ballad of a Small Player seemed to have everything going for it. Its director, Edward Berger, had been on a hot streak. His previous films, All Quiet on the Western Front and Conclave, were ...

“Power ballad.” The phrase sounds like an oxymoron. Rather, it’s shorthand for the type of song that has, over time, deftly avoided definition. To wit, an anthology titled “The Very Best of Power ...

“Never Say Goodbye” was one of a few hits from Bon Jovi’s 1986 breakthrough record, Slippery When Wet. It’s quite a memorable little power ballad, and it wasn’t even released as a single. Still, it ...

I began working on this concordance to The English and Scottish Popular Ballads in the early 1980's while a graduate student at the University of Colorado, Boulder. At the time I was interested in the ...

Sitting through the screening at TIFF 2025, I was struck by the beauty and concept of Ballad of a Small Player, a mesmerizing yet flawed character study. The film showcases Edward Berger’s masterful ...

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs highlights themes of mortality through six short Westerns. The Coen Brothers explore the journey to the afterlife in "The Mortal Remains," revealing different perspectives ...