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A Good Doctornew
Forest Whitaker's Oscar nomination is a sign of a great performance packed into an ordinary film.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
02-01-2007 |
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Despotly Seeking Idinew
Forest Whitaker becomes dictator Idi Amin in a ferocious performance that often dwarfs the more ordinary aspects of this picture.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-12-2006 |
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A Place in the Worldnew
The new Scorsese and a film about Idi Amin share a theme: young men in search of themselves.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
10-09-2006 |
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Inventing a Dictatornew
MacDonald relies on fiction to tell the true story of Idi Amin.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-05-2006 |
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Whitaker Makes the Ground Shake
The buzz is strong for a Best Actor Oscar nomination for Forest Whitaker for his profoundly nuanced and fearless performance in Kevin Macdonald's adaptation of Giles Foden's historical novel The Last King of Scotland.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
09-30-2006 |
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