How ‘River’ Director Joshua Giuliano Made a ‘Beautiful, Brutal’ Slasher With Two Modern Scream Queens and a ‘Terrifying’ Villain
In Joshua Giuliano’s debut feature “River,” the line between beauty and carnage is razor thin. The slasher film, set to premiere Sept. 10 at the Toronto International Film Festival, concerns a trio of siblings (Jane Levy, Jessica Rothe and Max Mattern) who, after a tense reunion, take their father’s boat downriver in order to spread […]
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