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By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for PopMatters (2,617) on 04 Jan 2015

A gorgeous ode to drumming, as art, as mastery and invention, as utterly thrilling experience…

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By George Varga (17) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 04 Jan 2015

While Whiplash easily ranks as one of the most riveting feature films about drumming and jazz in memory (an admittedly short list), you don't…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 04 Jan 2015

I don’t get the enthusiasm for this movie, written and directed by Damien Chazelle, which is such a cooked-up piece of claptrap that I half…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 04 Jan 2015

Whiplash' is electric from beginning to end, a musical story of obsession, frustration and outright cruelty built on two knockout performances…

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By Jim Slotek (879) for Toronto Sun (419) on 04 Jan 2015

Director Damien Chazelle, who based the story on his own experience as a student jazz drummer in the thrall of an Alpha task-master, has created…

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By Jason Buchanan (161) for TV Guide (1,527) on 04 Jan 2015

Make no mistake: It's Simmons' explosive, career-defining performance that really brings Whiplash to life…

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By Edward Johnson-Ott (361) for NUVO Newsweekly (453) on 04 Jan 2015

I've been bullied and I've been a bully, and I don't enjoy watching it onscreen. I loved Whiplash, though…

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By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 01 Jan 2015

Writer-director Damien Chazelle has created a masterpiece, aided by superb acting by J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller…

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By Will Leitch (411) for Deadspin (356) on 31 Dec 2014

This is about how we push ourselves, how others push us, and if any of that ends up mattering at all…

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By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 31 Dec 2014

A simple plot synopsis might make Whiplash seem ordinary -- there's even a little romantic subplot -- but that sort of reductive reporting…

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By Charles Koplinski (232) for Illinois Times (232) on 22 Dec 2014

Whiplash Follows the Beat of its own Drum…

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By Drew Mcweeny (622) for Hitfix (861) on 20 Dec 2014

By far, the best part of the film is the last twenty minutes or so, and it's so good that it almost makes up for some of the missteps along the way…

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By Chris Norris (3) for Film Comment Magazine (842) on 19 Dec 2014

Once it hits its stride, Whiplash gets so many things so right it starts to feel like the perfect-ten Ellington rendition its elite big bands…

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By Bill Clark (530) for FromTheBalcony (528) on 16 Dec 2014

Sharp, powerful, and engaging from the first frame on, Whiplash is as intense and satisfying as any movie in years…

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By John Hanlon (483) for John Hanlon Reviews (327) on 09 Dec 2014

Unyielding, unrelenting and unforgettable, this is a movie about music that never hits a sour note…

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By Eric Melin (822) for Scene-Stealers.com (667) on 09 Dec 2014

Even though the film is laser-focused, both Teller and Simmons reveal a remarkable amount of character depth and shading, elevating the clever…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 03 Dec 2014

The ferocious lead performances create a mesmerizing power struggle between teacher and pupil that's both unsettling and thrilling…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 29 Nov 2014

Teller and Simmons play their parts as if possessed by demons…

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By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 28 Nov 2014

Whiplash is intense, brutal and really bloody. Oh, and it's a music drama…

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By Mike Mcgranaghan (1,821) for Aisle Seat (1,783) on 28 Nov 2014

Smart, funny, and electrifying in its storytelling. Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons are nothing short of magical…

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