Photographer Luke Gilford makes his directorial debut with “National Anthem,” a gorgeously shot indie starring that puts Costner’s three-hour “Horizon” to shame.
for the new indie might lead you to wonder if this suggestion is meant to take the piss out of Costner’s presumed constituency of grandfatherly traditionalists—and it is, a little. But after watching Costner’s noble but shapeless attempt to make ’em like they used to, it really might do a viewer some good to check out a ranch-and-rodeo movie that feels distinctly contemporary in its conflation of open-West freedom, American community, and the queer experience.
Dylan gets an unexpected shot at freedom when he takes a day-laboring job at a ranch owned by Pepe and catches a glimpse of Pepe’s girlfriend Sky , who is transgender. Sky isn’t the only queer-identifying member of Pepe’s crew; his ranch functions as a haven and a community center for anyone who sees a link between queer performance and rodeo culture.
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