What’s Aged the Best?
Father-son scenes; backup-drummer pressure; Fletcher/Bird wordplay; Simmons’s durability; Teller casting
In the discussion (5)
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- Andrew's father-son scenes and Reiser's presence are aged-best choices; Benoist is considered effective despite being used mainly to advance Andrew's story.
- Fletcher's cruel first-chair remark and using a backup drummer as motivation are discussed, with a joking proposal to put an intern behind the podcast producer.
- The possible connection between Fletcher making arrows fly and preparing the next Bird is admired as an interpretation, explicitly uncertain as authorial intent.
- Simmons reportedly continued filming for two days with two cracked ribs after Teller tackled him; Tár's similar stage tackle prompts an influence comparison.
- Casting Teller is an aged-best choice; Chazelle reportedly wrote with him in mind.