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Fury

Starring: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman,  Michael Peña, and Jon Bernthal Directed by: David Ayer Screenplay by: David Ayer "Ideals are peaceful.  History is violent."       It's April, 1945 and WWII is almost over.  The Americans are campaigning through Europe trying to defeat the Nazis.  German tanks both out man and outnumber American tanks.  American casualties are incredibly high because of this, but they are still pushing through.  This story follows one group of men who drive one of the American tanks, a tank they call "Fury".  Led by Sergeant Don "Wardaddy" Collier (Brad Pitt), these men are at the forefront of a great deal of violence and are witnesses to many atrocities.  The tank's main gunner, a character we do not see in the film, has been killed in battle, and upon their return to base, they need a new gunner.  That's where Norman Ellison (Logan Lerman) comes in.  A fresh recruit, he's not trained to shoot the tank

Gone Girl

Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Carrie Coon, Kim Dickens, Patrick Fugit, and Tyler Perry Directed by: David Fincher Screenplay by: Gillian Flynn Based on the novel by Gillian Flynn      For those of you who are married, don't let your relationship get to this point.  It's just not healthy for anybody.      Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) is an unemployed journalist.  He is in a difficult marriage with Amy Elliot Dunne (Rosamund Pike), a trust fund woman upon who's life the best-selling book series written by her parents, Amazing Amy is based.  Together, they lived in New York, where they first met.  But now, they have relocated to Nick's home town of North Carthage, Missouri, mostly to take care of Nick's sick mother.  While there, Nick and his sister, Margo (Carrie Coon) open a bar, appropriately named The Bar, using Amy's trust fund money.      It is the morning of their fifth wedding anniversary and Nick goes to The Bar for a few ho