Movies and video games have commonly persisted in popular culture ever since Nosferatu had first graced onto the silver screen. Now while both January and February are both notorious for being box office suicide, that doesn’t stop movie studios from continuously pumping out films in dire hopes to at least break even. Video games, on the other hand, tend to fare better in terms of quality. Let’s look at some of these pieces of entertainment in hope to figure out what is actually worth experiencing. 

Movies:

Moonfall (PG-13) – February 4

A strange, mysterious force pushes the moon out of its celestial orbit and slings it straight towards earth. With only a few weeks before the world’s greatest disaster, NASA sends former astronaut Jo Fowler to save everything on planet earth.

Director: Roland Emmerich

Starring: Patrick Wilson, Halle Berry, Josh Gad

Genre: Thriller, Action

Blacklight (PG-13) – February 11

Travis Block, a government operative with a shady past, discovers a secret team that is targeting U.S citizens. Travis now has to single-handedly stop this organization and save countless lives.

Director: Mark Williams

Starring: Liam Neeson, Tim Draxle, Taylor John Smith

Genre: Action, Thriller

Dog (PG-13) – February 18

Army Ranger Briggs and his dog Lulu as they set off on a road trip to go to Briggs’s dead army buddy’s funeral. Hijinks ensue.

Director: Channing Tatum, Reed Carolin

Starring: Channing Tatum, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Aqueela Zoll

Genre: Adventure, Comedy

Games:

OlliOlli World (E10) – February 8

Continuing the OlliOlli series of games, OlliOlli World is a 2D platformer where you skateboard through a large series of varying levels.

Developed By: Roll7

Published By: Private Division

Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

Total War Warhammer III (M) – February 17

Total War Warhammer III, based on the popular tabletop game warhammer, is the final chapter in the trilogy of games created by Creative Assembly.

Developed By: Creative Assembly

Published By: SEGA

Platforms: PC

Eldin Ring (M) – February 25

The most anticipated game of the year so far, Eldin Ring is an open world fantasy game written by George R.R. Martin of Game of Thrones fame. Go on an epic fantasy quest and explore the world.

Developed By: FromSoftware

Published By: BandaiNamco

Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X