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Edie Falco Anchors the Romantic Drama of <em>Outside In</em>

Lynn Shelton’s new film centers on an uneasy relationship between an ex-con and the woman who helped free him from prison.
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Lynn Shelton is a director whose films thrive in the quieter moments—an awkward glance shared between characters, or a casual, improvised conversation. From mumblecore-style low-budget comedies like to more mainstream efforts like , Shelton has always held on to a raggedy sort of realism, drawing out major story details from small personal interactions. Her new film , which she wrote with the movie’s lead actor Jay Duplass, is slightly more melodramatic

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