Chris reflects on how meaningful Whiplash has been for him. And the implications of Andrew's journey and Fletcher's motivation tactics. Does Andrew go on to have a successful career? What's it mean that the movie ends where it does? Why Whiplash will motivate some and cause others to have a mid-life crisis.  ---------- Have a request for a movie, TV show, book, or album? Send them to NewSchoolChris@gmail.com, or send a tweet to @NewSchoolChris or @KanyePodcast.

Pale Fire - does it matter what the author thinks

Discussing movies, tv shows, books, and albums. Taking requests for what to talk about. 

The New School Critic movement is focused on steering criticism away from review, away from the binary judgments of "good" or "bad." It focuses on the exploration of meaning, the examination of formal techniques, and what we can gain from the works in question.