‘The Face of Horror’ Review: Anna Biller’s Medieval Ghost Story Is A Technicolor Fever Dream Of Love, Betrayal & Vengeance — Toronto Film Festival
A decade after her sophomore feature The Love Witch, Anna Biller has returned from a whole other era with another technicolor fever dream of female rage. In The Face of Horror, the writer/director updates the Kabuki ghost story Yotsuya Kaidan, which she deconstructs for the medieval era with help from stars Kristine Frøseth, Jonah Hauer-King, […]
Misty Green is a film written and directed by Chris Rock, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The movie tells the story of a talented but self-sabotaging actress and singer, Misty Green, played by Rosalind Eleazar. According to TheWrap, Misty is a complex character, described by herself as "a f–king star" who feels she is not being treated as one, but also as "a f—ing mess".
The film is a character study that explores the thin line between stardom and self-destruction in Hollywood. As TheWrap notes, Misty's downfall is attributed to her own "spectacularly wrongheaded decisions", although sexism and racism are also mentioned as potential contributing factors. The ensemble cast includes Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, and Anna Kendrick, alongside Rock himself.
Rosalind Eleazar's performance as Misty Green has been praised by several outlets, with IndieWire describing her as "tremendous" and TheWrap calling her an "unstoppable force". Despite some critics noting that the film starts to "run out of gas" towards the end, Eleazar's performance is widely regarded as a highlight, and she brings depth and nuance to the title character.
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