WHIPLASH
                              Whipcracking good time

Sundance winner and Arguably one of the finest films of the 2015 Oscar season, With strong buzz around Best Picture and JK Simmons performance being the frontrunner for Best Supporting Actor .Whiplash is indie filmmaking at its finest  with it's spectacular direction, soundtrack, and performances, It is clear why the film is being critically acclaimed by audiences. Whiplash center's around Andrew, played by Miles Teller {spectacular now, 21 and over} A promising young drummer who enrolls at a cutthroat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor played by JK Simmons {Oz, Juno} who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential. Teller may have been overshadowed by Simmons powerhouse performance, But his interpretation of a young student's frustration as he attempts to achieve his dream cannot be understated {actually learning the drums for the film }. J.K Simmons's portrayal of a music teacher that does not believe in boundaries or limits, using vast musical punishments and verbal insults to belittle his students with somehow the ability to make you laugh while he torments (“This isn’t your boyfriend, so don’t come early”, he quips to an out-of-time saxophonist),   It is Teller's and Simmons's presence and chemistry that drive this film with the intense hatred between the two radiating through the screen through scenes such as Simmons pushes Teller until he bleeds and whimpers: “Oh no,” he taunts, “you’re not one of those single tear people”. Whiplash is a slow building film with some of the finest drum solos and musical incorporation into a film in recent times, and boasts a quivering finale that pushes and pushes until it breaks .Whiplash will drum what a good movie look likes into your head.

                                                                        CannonCanclusion
                                                                                 9.5/10