[easyazon_link identifier=”B00PRX8UBG” locale=”US” tag=”londonthoug-20″]Whiplash[/easyazon_link] tells the familiar story of a clever student and the hard as nails teacher who pushes him beyond his limits to greatness. In this case, our hero is a young drummer who dreams of being the next [easyazon_link identifier=”B010CG29S2″ locale=”US” tag=”londonthoug-20″]Buddy Rich[/easyazon_link]. And no, the film isn’t set in 1960. I’m sure other people have played the drums since then, but I’ll be honest and say outside of [easyazon_link identifier=”B000T2PRKC” locale=”US” tag=”londonthoug-20″]Ringo Starr[/easyazon_link], no names come to mind. J.K. Simmons does a brilliant job as the foul mouthed, spirit crushing, over bearing, uber bastard who rules…