Actor Ben Foster has had a hell of a couple of years. In 2016, the actor turned in one of the year’s best-supporting roles with his appearance in the Oscar-nominated film, “Hell or High Water.” A year later, Foster showed up in a supporting role in the underrated film “Hostiles.” And in 2018, the actor has delivered perhaps the best work of his career, with leading roles in “Galveston” and “Leave No Trace.” It’s that latter work that has Foster’s name being thrown around as an awards contender in a film that is easily one of the best of the year (check out our Best Movies of 2018 list to read more).

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If you’re a film fan and you’re not on board with actor Ben Foster, then you’re missing out. Though he has yet to receive the universal acclaim of some of his co-stars, Foster has carved out a pretty great IMDB over the last few years, starring in films like “Hell or High Water,” “Hostiles,” and the excellent “Leave No Trace.” But with all the acclaim the latter film has received, you may have missed Foster’s newest film “Galveston” during its theatrical run earlier this fall.

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There’s no doubt that writer Nic Pizzolatto is very good at his job. His first season of “True Detective” is regarded as one of the high marks of the recent “Golden Age of TV.” The second season…well, that all depends on your tastes. And by all accounts, his novel “Galveston” is a great hard-boiled crime thriller, which he would later adapt into the upcoming feature film, hitting theaters and VOD this weekend.

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Mélanie Laurent has already won a César Award for her talent in front of the camera. She’s also had starring roles in “Don’t Worry, I’m Fine,” “Inglourious Basterds,” and “Enemy.” But as a director, Laurent is still coming into her own. With her latest gig behind the camera, on the crime thriller “Galveston,” Laurent continues to flex her considerable skills as a director, with career-best performances from Ben Foster and Elle Fanning in tow.

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Actor-turned-director Mélanie Laurent continues her impressive directorial streak with her English language debut “Galveston”, adapted from the novel by “True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto. Fluidly moving through a number of genres, including crime thriller and on-the-run road film, Laurent creates a quiet and introspective character study, getting highlight performances from Ben Foster and Elle Fanning. While not exactly the hard-boiled thriller that it’s being sold as, “Galveston” shows Laurent evolving as a dramatic director and makes the case for Foster as one of the premier actors working today.

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“Galveston,” the upcoming Mélanie Laurent -directed feature which received mention in our Fall Movie Preview, has now released a second trailer. Pulled from the Toronto International Film Festival rather last minute last week — the stars couldn’t make it so apparently, that’s enough for TIFF to pull a Gala slot —“Galveston,” actually made its debut at the SXSW Film Festival earlier this year.

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September is right around the corner which means a two-fold attack of movies. 1) the wealth of riches that arrives in the more-adult-themed awards season and 2) the overlapping films that appear first during the fall film festival circuit. So, our fall preview essentially doubles for both, a few films here and there missing due to lack of release dates yet. But yes, the Venice Film Festival starts this week, the Telluride Film Festival this weekend and following that a brief reprieve before the Toronto International Film Festival and then the genre-focused Fantastic Fest in Austin and artsy and prestigious New York Film Festival in late September and early October.

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“Galveston” had its premiere earlier this year at SXSW. While one would think the talent involved in the film would make this a must-see, it feels like “Galveston” came and went without much fanfare. However, as you can see in the new trailer for the film, it doesn’t matter how much press “Galveston” has received, you’re going to want to see it.

The teaser for the film doesn’t give much in the way of plot details, but you can definitely get a feel for what you can expect.

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The 90th Academy Awards have come and gone (after what felt like a longer than ever Oscar season) and we’re upon yet another one of our yearly film festival markers. The annual music and film industry hybrid festival SXSW – celebrating its 25th year- begins this week and, as per usual, there’s plenty of variety in the full lineup to choose from. The popular festival will be the stage for the debut of “A Quiet Place” as the Opening Night film, a chance for director/actor John Krasinski to redeem himself from the uniquely bad “The Hollars“.

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Hey SXSW Film Festival, you’re burying the lede! Organizers have announced the latest additions to their 2018 lineup and the expected wave of titles are here: indies, arthouse and genre flicks. But a new Terrence Malick film? C’mon, you can’t just bury that near the bottom!

Yep, while we patiently await the director’s (probably pastoral) WWII movie “Radegund,” he’s ventured into the world of VR to make “Together.” What’s it about?

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We’re just getting started with our look at the best in film and TV of 2017, but before we really got sucked into the retrospective, we wanted to take a minute to look forward to what’s to come in the next twelve months or so. Lord knows we need things to keep us going in the shitshow that has been the second half of the 2010s, and fortunately, cinema has provided.

After a slow start, 2017 turned out to be a pretty great year for movies, and 2018 looks to keep that up in a big way.

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Before he was a hot shot TV guy, “True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto made some small waves in the world of fiction, publishing his first novel, “Galveston,” in 2010. And for a while now, a feature film adaptation has been brewing, and a couple years back, Matthias Schoenaerts was attached to star with Janus Metz (“Armadillo“) directing.

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Matthias Schoenaerts To Star In 'Galveston' From 'True Detective' Writer Nic Pizzolatto; Season 2 Looking Likely

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