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  1. Whiplash movie review & film summary (2014)

    Carried by two electric performances, the tightest editing in a film this year and a daring screenplay that writes itself into a corner and then somehow finds an unexpected way out, "Whiplash" is one of this year's best …

  2. 10 years on, “Whiplash” is as breathtaking as it is misunderstood

    Whether it’s the jazzy score that’s pushed up the sound mix, the one-two-punch of dialogue and diegetic music or the constant whip-pans and whip-zooms, the movie creates an …

  3. Whiplash (2014)

    Intense, inspiring, and well-acted, Whiplash is a brilliant sophomore effort from director Damien Chazelle and a riveting vehicle for stars J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller. Read …

  4. Whiplash (2014) is an incredible experience : r/movies

    Like the last movie I saw, Memento, which is one of my all-time favorites, Whiplash will likely end up on my list of all-time favorites as well. I'm curious if anyone else shared my opinion that this film is an unforgettable masterpiece.

  5. Whiplash review: JK Simmons achieves a ferocious, barbed intensity

    You don’t think of jazz drumming as a rigorous academic discipline - but that is how it is portrayed in writer-director Damien Chazelle’s riveting Oedipal drama Whiplash. There is …

  6. Sundance Film Review: ‘Whiplash’

    Sundance Film Review: ‘Whiplash’. J.K. Simmons lands the role of his career as a conservatory conductor who drums the fear of failure into his students. By Peter Debruge.

  7. In ‘Whiplash,’ a Young Jazz Drummer vs. His Teacher

    Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash” is a movie about music, but it could just as well have been about an underdog sports team.