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Whiplash 2014
“Not quite my tempo.”
Whiplash is less about jazz and more about obsession, sacrifice, and the razor-thin line between greatness and self-destruction. Damien Chazelle directs with an intensity that turns a music school practice room into a battlefield.
J.K. Simmons as Fletcher is terrifying—a conductor who pushes students past their limits with psychological warfare. Miles Teller delivers a career-best performance as Andrew, a drummer willing to bleed (literally) for his craft. The editing is razor-sharp, the pacing relentless, and the…
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