‘The Outside Story’ Review: An Irresistible Brian Tyree Henry Grounds a Minor-Key Brooklyn Breakup Comedy

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TheOutsideStory review: Proving the 'Atlanta' scene-stealer's mettle as a leading man is pretty much the sole reason Casimir Nozkowski's debut feature has for being, but it's reason enough

) wears the kind of roomy, shapeless, porridge-colored knitwear item that is established movie code for a hero in dire need of a full life reset. Thirtysomething and recently separated from his more glamorous girlfriend, Charles has settled into a schlubby, hermetic tailspin, poring obsessively over editing work and leaving his apartment only to collect takeout delivery.

Graduating to features after a lengthy career in documentary and narrative shorts, Nozkowski has evidently written his protagonist with some measure of personal understanding. A creatively blocked docmaker paying the bills by cutting obituary reels for TCM, Charles’ frustration doesn’t manifest itself in the sturm und drangof the standard movie artist, but as a placid, turned-inward funk, sustained if not cured by ample couch rest and burrito delivery.

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