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Movie Review: 'On Swift Horses' is a fumbled queer tale set against atomic blasts

On Swift Horses, adapted by Bryce Kass from Shannon Pufahl's novel, explores queer themes in a post-Korean War setting, emphasizing how dominant cultures suppress natural impulses.
The film features a dangerous love triangle and highlights gambling as a metaphor for hidden homosexuality during a perilous time.
Diego Calva described the film's experience as intimidating, particularly being in scenes with Jacob Elordi, emphasizing how intimacy reflects youthful love.
On Swift Horses depicts a queer story set in the post-Korean War era of America.

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Portland Press Herald

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‘On Swift Horses’ is a mixed bag of eros and agita in 1950s California

A TV director takes a gamble on a big-screen drama that only partially pays off.

8 months ago·Portland, United States

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Harpers Bazaar

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In "On Swift Horses," Style Symbolizes Quiet Queer Longing

Costume designer Jeriana San Juan talks to Harper’s Bazaar about transforming the movie stars for the 1950s period drama.

8 months ago

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Los Angeles Times

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Review: In 'On Swift Horses,' a handsome trio stumbles into romance and messier feelings

Jacob Elordi, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Will Poulter do sensitive work in director Daniel Minahan’s lushly mounted period drama about hidden suburban frustrations.

8 months ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Review: 'On Swift Horses' is a fumbled queer tale set against atomic blasts

Muriel, a waitress in 1950s America, seems to be the quintessential June Cleaver. She's got a loving husband, a suburban house with a white picket fence...

8 months ago·Pittsburgh, United States

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Chicago Reader

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Review: On Swift Horses - Chicago Reader

Daniel Minahan's On Swift Horses bursts out of the gate with too many legs, stumbling before it finds its stride.

8 months ago

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Niagara Gazette

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CALLERI: ‘On Swift Horses’ brings a bright young cast to a changing America

After watching “On Swift Horses,” the beautifully photographed motion picture interpretation of Shannon Pufahl’s 2019 debut novel of the same title, I thought about the classic 1955 film “Rebel Without A Cause.” Not because they are similar thematically, but because…

8 months ago

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