‘Misty Green’: Rosalind Eleazar Was Always This Good — Chris Rock Just Gave Her the Frame

‘Misty Green’ Review: Chris Rock Tells the Story of a Party-Girl Actress, Brilliantly Played by Rosalind Eleazar, in The Best Movie About Hollywood in Years

"Misty Green" is an amazing slice of showbiz sociology, riveting in the details of what a contemporary Hollywood actress — even a successful one — is up against. Rock isn’t casting stones. The warped values he depicts are there in the industry and in Misty herself.

Misty Green Isn’t the Movie It Thinks It Is

As a critique of the film industry, Chris Rock’s new film ‘Misty Green’ is pockmarked with clichés. But as a showcase for lead actress Rosalind Eleazar, it’s outstanding.

‘Misty Green’ Review: Chris Rock's Tough Hollywood Story Finds a Star in Rosalind Eleazar

Toronto International Film Festival 2026: The British actress has the pride, pipes and passion to embody a wildly talented but self-destructive character

‘Misty Green’ Review: Rosalind Eleazar Stuns in Chris Rock’s Raw but Unfocused Hollywood Character Study

TIFF: The "Slow Horses" star is tremendous as a faded Black TV actress whose tendency for self-sabotage threatens to derail her comeback role.

‘Misty Green’ Review: Rosalind Eleazar Is a Revelation in Chris Rock’s Sharply Observed Love-Hate Portrait of the Hollywood Hustle

The character study centers on a talented but self-sabotaging actress and singer looking to restart her career, with an ensemble that includes the writer-director alongside Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya and Anna Kendrick.

‘Misty Green’ Review: Rosalind Eleazar Is The Whole Show In Chris Rock’s Sizzling Hollywood Portrait Of A Down And Out Emmy Winner Whose Career Is On The Skids – Toronto Film Festival

I have to confess I am a sucker for down-on-your-luck Hollywood stories, especially movies about actresses who once had success and are now scraping the bottom. Of course there is the classic of classics, Sunset Boulevard, but there are many more. A personal favorite is The Star which got Bette Davis an Academy Award nomination […]