Lost River review – Ryan Gosling’s misguided labour of love

With shades of David Lynch and Night of the Hunter, Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut lacks imagination or identity

• Ryan Gosling: ‘If I had to shake it like a showgirl, I was going to do it’

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