“The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes” (*** out of four) was a sturdy prequel set 64 years before the events of the original in which Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) sees a chance for change in society and personal redemption when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler) leading to his eventual role as the tyrannical leader of Panem. Well-crafted and well-told adaptation of the 2020 novel and directed with a sure-hand by series veteran Francis Lawrence. Overlong at nearly two-hours-and-40-minutes but should definitely please series fans.