Whiplash (2014 Damian Chazelle & scr)

J.K. Simmons (won Oscar and BAFTA) is fearsome, manipulative music teacher who strives to get the best out of drummer Miles Teller - The Spectacular Now (both good). Chazelle's film is nicely cinematic (edited by Tom Cross, also winning BAFTA and Oscar, and shot by Sharone Meir in Panavision).

Duke Ellington's 'Caravan' pops up again, having featured both in Chocolat and Alice.