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The best thing writer/director Chris Rock does for Misty Green is set himself to the side. We know a lot about Rock, as he’s a famed stand-up who tells us everything on his mind. Whether it’s politics, his personal life, Hollywood, or even “The Slap,” it seems we already have a pretty good idea of who Rock is. At the same time, Misty Green is the kind of film that leans into experiences we can only assume he or other people he knows have had in relation to the everyday treatment of Black people. Granted, this is also somewhat a Hollywood satire, so we’re dealing with a specific type of person – a Black actress on the “wrong side of 30,” but even with that focus, leaning away from Rock’s own persona and on this character does mean exploring other challenges. I wish the film had maybe dealt with some of its own subplots a little more cleanly, or just left them out altogether. However, between a solid cast and some of Rock’s best directorial work, Misty Green shows she still has it in her to be a winner. Rosalind Eleazar stars as Misty, a talented actress and singer who was once the next big thing.

"Digger" will go down in box office history for all the wrong reasons. Tom Cruise and director Alejandro González Iñárritu's R-rated environmental satire is tracking to lose $245 million in its theatrical run, according to knowledgeable sources. It will wind up as one of the biggest flops, not just of the year but potentially of all time. More from VarietyAfter "Digger" opened last weekend to $8 million domestically and $20 million globally, Warner Bros. was primed to lose between $150 million to $200 million theatrically. The studio is now bracing for a larger write-down after ticket sales for the movie declined by 60% in its second weekend, bringing its tally to $14.4 million domestically and $35.3 million globally. That's despite the best efforts of Hollywood stars, including Anne Hathaway, Jane Fonda, Guillermo del Toro and Mandy Patinkin, who came to the defense of "Digger" and have been encouraging audiences to go to theaters. "Digger" is expected to end its box office run with roughly $50 million globally. For reference, the movie needs $350 million globally to break even because theater owners get to keep about half of ticket sales. A Warner Bros.