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      • As a psychological horror film, Whiplash greatly succeeds by tapping into a sense of dread and underlying fear that all artists live with —the expectations for excellence and the threat of failure.
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  2. Sep 23, 2024 · For those five excruciating minutes, like a Pixies song with its loud-quiet-loud formula, the film calibrates itself into a meticulous horror movie. In short, as derogatory as it may sound, “Whiplash” is particularly exhilarating sadomasochism — attributable to Simmons’ magnetic and perversely alluring performance — and this is where ...

  3. Mar 20, 2024 · The notion of a drama about an aspiring drummer simultaneously existing as an in-depth character study, nerve-shredding thriller, and borderline horror movie all at once sounds like a preposterous juggling act that couldn’t possibly be pulled off, but that’s the beauty of Damien Chazelles Whiplash.

  4. Whiplash is a 2014 American psychological drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle, starring Miles Teller, J. K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, and Melissa Benoist.

  5. Oct 10, 2014 · “Whiplash” is cinematic adrenalin. In an era when so many films feel more refined by focus groups or marketing managers, it is a deeply personal and vibrantly alive drama.

  6. Whiplash: Directed by Damien Chazelle. With Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist. A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.

  7. Mar 10, 2015 · Whiplash might have cursed upon me the punch line of some dreadful pun, but without the pain or inconvenience. We have within this title a piece of terrific filmmaking, that inspires any answer to querying Damien Chazelle upon his intentions to surpass Whiplash being, “if you must”.

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