Music and Lyrics

Drew Barrymore plays lyricist to Hugh Grant's has-been musician in this Valentine's Day romantic comedy.

"...Directed by: Marc Lawrence. Starring: Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Haley Bennett, Brad Garrett, Kristen Johnston and Campbell Scott. If..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Girl on the Train

Another girl gone in this tedious adaptation

"...Directed by: Tate Taylor. Starring: Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Edgar Ramírez,..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hardcore Henry

Inventive spectacle and pop-culture tease finally arrives onscreen

"...Directed by: Ilya Naishuller. Starring: Sharlto Copley, Haley Bennett, Tim Roth, Darya Charusha and Danila Kozlovsky...."

April 8, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Haunting of Molly Hartley

A frighteningly dull updating of The Omen and Rosemary's Baby for the Gossip Girl set.

"...Directed by: Mickey Liddell. Starring: Haley Bennett, Chace Crawford, Shannon Marie Woodward, Jake Weber, Shanna..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cyrano

Musical rewrite of the tragic love triangle never hits the high notes

"...Directed by: Joe Wright. Starring: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn, Bashir Salahuddin and..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Swallow

Pregnancy horror reclaimed as a woman’s issue

"...Directed by: Carlo Mirabella-Davis. Starring: Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche and Denis..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

She Is Love

Dry love-triangle comedy sacrifices honesty for hollow style

"...Directed by: Jamie Adams. Starring: Sam Riley, Haley Bennett, Marisa Abela and Rosa Robson...."

Feb. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Till

Oddly glossy version of the quest for justice for Emmett Till

"...Douglas Thompson, Whoopi Goldberg, Frankie Faison, Sean Patrick Thomas, Haley Bennett, Tosin Cole, Jayme Lawson and Roger Guenveur Smith...."

Nov. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Magnificent Seven

Revisionist remake stars a diverse rainbow coalition

"...Vincent D'Onofrio, Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, Peter Sarsgaard, Luke Grimes and Matt Bomer...."

Sept. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hillbilly Elegy

Redneck rehab drama is better intentioned but more tone-deaf than the book

"...Starring: Gabriel Basso, Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Owen Asztalos, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto and Sunny Mabrey...."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Devil All the Time

Evil in Ohio in this Southern Gothic drama

"...Directed by: Antonio Campos. Starring: Tom Holland, Haley Bennett, Robert Pattinson, Bill Skarsgård and Sebastian Stan...."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review

Now Streaming in Austin: Song to Song

Terrence Malick’s bonkers take on being an Austin musician

"...somewhere on the cutting room floor is footage of Haley Bennett, Benicio del Toro, Arcade Fire, Iron & Wine,..."

May 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wrapping Up Another Year of Fantastic Fest

The Chronicle Screens staff looks at the Good, the Mad, and the Weird

"...A film about grief and body autonomy, lead actress Haley Bennett plays Hunter, giving a delicately mysterious performance. She..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Thank You for Your Service

American soldiers return from Iraq and try to readjust to civilian life

"...Directed by: Jason Hall. Starring: Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Beulah Koale, Scott Haze, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Joe Cole,..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rules Don’t Apply

Beatty's Howard Hughes film is a frantic mess

"...Martin Sheen, Candice Bergen, Annette Bening, Taissa Farmiga and Haley Bennett...."

Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...truth behind your identity. Cast: Sharlto Copley, Danila Kozlovsky, Haley Bennett, Andrey Dementyev, Dasha Charusha, Sveta Ustinova (U.S. Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

The Equalizer

Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua deliver the action goods one more time.

"...Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Haley Bennett, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo...."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...with it. Cast: Wes Bentley, Jason Isaacs, Vinessa Shaw, Haley Bennett (North American Premiere)..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Marley & Me

Sweet and wise and often laugh-out-loud funny (just like Grogan's book), Marley & Me, starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, isn't just for dog people.

"...Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner, Alan Arkin and Haley Bennett. There are, if you're in a reductionist state..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

College

New frat-house comedy is timed for the new semester.

"...Deb Hagan. Starring: Drake Bell, Kevin Covais, Andrew Caldwell, Haley Bennett, Nick Zano, Gary Owen, Ryan Pinkston, Zach Cregger..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Director/Screenwriter: Leah McKendrick, Producers: Gillian Bohrer, Jonathan Levine, Brett Haley, Amanda Mortimer A broke, single millennial unleashes an existential..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Pay It Forward

"...Directed by: Mimi Leder. Starring: Kevin Spacey, Haley Joel Osment, Helen Hunt, James Caviezel, Shawn Pyrom, Jeanetta..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Jury Awards Announced

The Fallout, Lily Topples the World take big wins

"...Jurors: Opal H. Bennett, Omid Fatemi, Sheila Nevins..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Tyler Bocock, Lea DeLaria, Sera Barbieri, Hersh Powers, Jonathan Bennett, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Cynthia Lauren Tewes, James Grixoni (World..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Hearts Beat Loud D: Brett Haley A father and daughter become an unlikely song writing..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...relationship. Cast: Lauren Lapkus, Nick Rutherford, Lucy Hale, Beck Bennett, Dree Hemingway, Beverly D'Angelo, John Kapelos, Maya Kazan, Darrell..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

East Austin Studio Tour, First Weekend

"...Haley from art alliance introduces Richard Mansfield..."

Nov. 17, 2014 Photo Gallery

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...hot actress, and a hokey script. Professional hacker Angela Bennett (Bullock) is a meek young woman who works at..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...hot actress, and a hokey script. Professional hacker Angela Bennett (Bullock) is a meek young woman who works at..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature