Welcome to, or back to, The Weekly Chair Guide. There is quite a lot out this week and a lot of it is extremely promising, everything from my favourite video game franchise to Golden Globe winning films. Here’s what you can look forward to this week.
FILMS
Live By the Night (26th)
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (26th)
Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead. Now, she must return to where the nightmare began – The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.
Split (26th)
Three girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities, and must try and escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th.
Moonlight (26th)
A timeless story of human self-discovery and connection, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.
iBoy (27th on Netflix)
After an accident, Tom wakes from a coma to discover that fragments of his smart phone have been embedded in his head, and worse, that returning to normal teenage life is impossible because he has developed a strange set of super powers.
TELEVISION
Supergirl – Back from the midseason break, out on Tuesday.
The Flash – Back from midseason break, out on Wednesday.
Legends of Tomorrow – Back from midseason break, now on Wednesdays after The Flash.
Arrow – Back from midseason break, out on Thursday.
VIDEO GAMES
Kingdom Hearts 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue (Out 24th on PS4 – Digital & Retail Stores)
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue continues three magical experiences: a full HD remaster of Dream Drop Distance, a new HD movie that tells the mysterious story of the Foretellers, and a brand new episode that links into Kingdom Hearts III.
Resident Evil: VII (Out 24th on PS4 & Xbox One – Digital & Retail Stores)
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. This marks a new beginning for survival horror with the Isolated View of the visceral new first-person perspective. Powered by the RE Engine, horror reaches incredible heights of immersion as players enter a terrifyingly new world of fear as they fight to survive.
Yakuza 0 (Out 24th on PS4 – Digital & Retail Stores)
The glitz, glamour, and unbridled decadence of the 80s are back in Yakuza 0. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka with protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and series regular Goro Majima. Play as Kazuma Kiryu and discover how he finds himself in a world of trouble when a simple debt collection goes wrong and his mark winds up murdered. Then, step into the shoes of Goro Majima and explore his “normal” life as the proprietor of a cabaret club.
Subterrain (Out 27th on PS4 & Xbox One – Digital Stores)
In Subterrain, you fill the shoes of Dr. West, the apparent lone survivor of MPO, an underground city on Mars. Do what you must to survive: battle enemies, fight hunger and thirst, mend your wounds, and gather resources in a constant struggle to survive the catastrophe that’s beset Mars!
The Turing Test (Already out on Xbox One, out this week on PS4 – Digital Stores)
The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there. Upon arrival a series of puzzles awaits you. These puzzles have apparently been set by the missing ground crew — but why have they created them, and what are they hiding from?
Tales of Berseria (Out 27th on PS4 & PC – Digital and Retail Stores)
A tale of emotion versus reason… In Tales of erseria, players embark on a journey of self-discovery as they assume the role of Velvet, a young woman whose once kind demeanor has been replaced and overcome with a festering anger and hatred after a traumatic experience three years prior.
Thanks for reading and be sure to check back later on in the week for reviews on as many of these as I can possibly do. Have a nice week.