On Swift Horses (2025) - Movie Review

On Swift Horses (2025) - Movie Review

Read the original post on Flickering Myth here: Movie Review – On Swift Horses (2025) On Swift Horses, 2025. Directed by Daniel Minahan. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva, Sasha Calle, Kat Cunning, Jay Huguley, John Lee Ames, Don Swayze, Boone Platt, Chad Coe, Dan Martin, Dani Deetté and Andrew Keenan-Bolger. SYNOPSIS: Muriel and her husband Lee are about to begin a bright new life, which is […] Read the origina…

Meticulously Curated Americana Without Much Depth | On Swift Horses Review

Pretty 1950s couple Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Lee (Will Poulter) decide to pack up their things and move to California; Lee’s enigmatic brother, the mostly topless Julius (Jacob Elordi), may or may not join them. Lee and Julius, incidentally, are both veterans of the Korean War, although neither says or remembers much about it. Muriel has a rebellious, exploratory streak, which the Californian desert seems to catalyse into life. Nothing unp…

On Swift Horses Review

Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva, Sasha Calle Genre: Drama, Romance Director: Daniel Minahan In Irish Cinemas: 5th September 2025   Adapted from Shannon Pufahl’s acclaimed debut novel, director Daniel Minahan’s queer period drama trades in longing, secrecy, and the complex geometry of desire in 1950s America. What makes the story compelling is not the familiar bait-and-switch of a supposed love triangle — as if Ju…