TIFF 2026: “I Play Rocky,” Mahershala Ali and Chris Rock’s “Misty Green”
Variety reports a lengthy standing ovation for “I Play Rocky” and calls Mahershala Ali’s performance in “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” his best since “Moonlight.”
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Variety’s TIFF 2026 analysis says “I Play Rocky” entered the awards circuit with a premiere that drew a lengthy standing ovation. It calls Mahershala Ali’s work in “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” his best since “Moonlight” and describes Chris Rock’s “Misty Green” as a crowd-pleasing, Hollywood-skewering dramedy that won over the festival.
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