J.K. Simmons was the recipient of the 87th Academy Awards’ Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Terence Fletcher in “Whiplash.” (Michael Yada / ©A.M.P.A.S.) A thunderous eruption of ...

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Damien Chazelle’s second film, “Whiplash.” The psychological drama follows the relationship between determined student musician Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) and ...

PLAY TIME — "Whiplash" is a misleading name for this film. It conjures up deadly car chases and crashes and someone paralyzed for the rest of his life. But the actual film is a far cry from that kind ...

Studying at a music conservatoire can stifle an aspiring young jazz musician, and to inhabit for a moment the world of the Whiplash baddie Professor Terence Fletcher, there are times when one might ...