Whiplash

Technically a rewatch, but I haven’t watched it since it came out so it feels like watching for the first time. My god, this is absolute perfection. Damien Chazelle is my favorite director out there.  Simmons and Teller are electric. I was so tense the entire time. I’ve genuinely watched thrillers and horrors less tense than Whiplash.  Not quite my tempo. Were you rushing or dragging? I wanna be one of the greats. And I would stop you from doing that? There are no two words in the English language more harmful than “good job.”   I love this one a lot. Black swan for boys!