After heading back to theaters to celebrate its tenth anniversary, Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash has again proven that Jazz isn’t a dead genre, drumming up a decent domestic box office figure. Written and directed by Chazelle, Whiplash stars Miles Teller as Andrew, an up-and-coming jazz musician given the opportunity to join Terence Fletcher’s (J.K. Simmons) prestigious band. Excited by the chance to prove himself, Andrew’s joy quickly devolves into stress as Fletcher’s tyrannical leadership creates phenomenal musicians, if they can survive his verbal and physical onslaughts.
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