Stop Sharing That Whiplash Scene

“Were you pushing or were you dragging?”

It’s one hell of a moment. Even if you’d had it spoiled (like I had) before seeing the movie, it’s a masterful bit of tension building. We’ve all been yelled at and we all know the situation — to greater or lesser degrees — and that scene in Whiplash captures the discomfort and fear perfectly. It comes maybe a third into the movie too and is a fascinating development…