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Toronto Film Festival Reviews

Updated 2026-09-13 04:40 UTC 2 sources Positive

At the Toronto International Film Festival, Peter Farrelly’s biopic ‘I Play Rocky’ and Chris Rock’s comedy ‘Misty Green’ premiered. Both films received positive reviews from critics.

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It is no spoiler to say I am going to reveal the final moments of Peter Farrelly’s fantastic crowd pleasing biopic chronicling the making of the 1976 classic, Rocky, that not only made Sylvester Stallone a major star, but also became one of the greatest behind the scenes stories in Hollywood h
2026-09-13 04:30 UTC
Variety
Roughly two-thirds through “Misty Green,” Rosalind Eleazar takes a breath and lets a rendition of “One Night Only,” from the musical “Dreamgirls,” rip. The characters around her go quiet, and the crowd at the Toronto International Film Festival, where Chris Rock’s film made its world premiere,
2026-09-13 04:32 UTC
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