James White

Name: James White
Genre: Drama
Released: November 13, 2015
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 83
Cast: Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon, David Call, Makenzie Leigh, Ron Livingston

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The Film Arcade | Release Date: November 13, 2015 | R

Starring: Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon, David Call, Makenzie Leigh, Ron Livingston, Scott Mescudi

Summary: James White (Christopher Abbott) is a troubled twenty-something trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. He retreats further into a self-destructive, hedonistic lifestyle, but as his mother (Cynthia Nixon) battles a serious illness James is forced to take control of his life. As the pressure on him mounts, James must find newJames White (Christopher Abbott) is a troubled twenty-something trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. He retreats further into a self-destructive, hedonistic lifestyle, but as his mother (Cynthia Nixon) battles a serious illness James is forced to take control of his life. As the pressure on him mounts, James must find new reserves of strength or risk imploding completely. [The Film Arcade]… Expand

Director: Josh Mond

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 85 min

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Tricia Olszewski

Nov 16, 2015

Abbott (“A Most Violent Year,” HBO’s “Girls”) is a revelation, creating a multidimensional character whose battling, sometimes uncontrollable emotions are clear in his warm and expressive eyes. Read full review

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Bilge Ebiri

Sep 11, 2015

James White looks like a simple film on its surface.... But despite the vérité-influenced stylization, writer-director Mond (whose own struggle with loss likely inspired some of this story) doesn’t seem too interested in realism or grit. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Nov 19, 2015

Ultimately, though, it's Abbott's show to steal — and steal it he does — as he rivetingly conjures a character who's chaotically charismatic, hugely affecting and for better or worse thoroughly real. Read full review

Scott Foundas

Jan 26, 2015

Familiar in its general trajectory, but unusually raw and ragged in its emotional architecture, Mond’s fraught portrait of a mother and son in crisis sports a pair of knockout performances by Cynthia Nixon and “Girls” alumnus Christopher Abbott. Read full review

Joshua Rothkopf

Nov 13, 2015

Cynthia Nixon commits wholly to her role’s maternal patience and scattered mental decay, but it’s Abbott who really dominates James White. Read full review

Jesse Cataldo

Nov 11, 2015

It confronts the hard realities of a world in which few make it to maturity without their share of scars, and no one makes it out of adulthood alive. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Nov 13, 2015

An indie exercise in macho posturing disguised as a tale of grief, reminds us that losing one’s parents is psychically debilitating. But that’s about as useful as knowing that rain is wet. Read full review

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TheDavo

Dec 4, 2015

Very hard to watch but no less brilliant for that. Difficult people living through very difficult times captured for us to see. Excellent acting, plotting and cinematography add up to a great movie and one that any serious film fan should see.