The Last King of Scotland (film) reviews, with an average score of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Forest Whitaker's performance as real-life megalomaniac dictator Idi Amin powers this fictionalized political thriller, a blunt and brutal tale about power and corruption". At Metacritic, the film has a score of 74 out of 100 based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Whitaker won in the best leading actor category at the 79th Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the BAFTAs. In addition, Whitaker also won awards from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics' Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics'
The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (film) March for "The Martlet", John Ledingham declared it "not a film for the faint of heart" but in which some viewers may find "something sublime in a suffering timeless and universal". For" On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 83% based on six reviews. At TIFF, the film received an honorable mention for the Award for Best Canadian Film. At the 6th Canadian Screen Awards, it received seven nominations, among the five films to receive the most nominations with eight or seven each. While diversity was a theme of the ceremony, it was noted as among the