My movie picks this week are 'Beneath the Darkness' and 'Contagion'

It’s Wednesday, so today I give you my weekly list of movies that will open in theatres this week as well as a list of movies that will be released this week on DVD.

I hope this will serve as a useful guide as to what’s going on this week if you happen to be near a movie theatre or if you’re looking for something to drop into your NetFlix queue.

Movies that are scheduled to hit theatres this week include:

Beneath the Darkness (R, Suspense): Directed by Martin Guigui and starring Dennis Quaid, Aimee Teegarden, Stephen Lunsford, Devond Werkheiser and Tony Oller.

The Devil Inside (R, Horror): Directed by William Brent Bell and starring Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth, Bonnie Morgan and Suzan Crowley.

Norwegian Wood (Romance, Drama): Directed by Tran Anh Hung and starring Rinko Kikuchi, Kenichi Matsuyama, Kiko Mizuhara, Tetsuji Tamayama and Kengo Kora.

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Drama): Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan and starring Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel and Ahmet Taylan.

Roadie (R, Drama): Directed by Micael Cuesta and starring Ron Eldard, Bobby Cannavale, Jill Hennessy, Lois Smith and David Marguilies.

New DVD releases for the week of Jan. 3 include:

Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace (Documentary): Directed by Harry Hunkele.

Contagion (PG-13, Action, Suspense): Directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (R, Horror, Suspense): Directed by Troy Nixey and starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison, Alan Dale and Garry McDonald.

The Guard (R, Comedy, Mystery): Directed by John Michael McDonagh and starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong, Fionnula Flanagan and Liam Cunningham.

I Don’t Know How She Does It (PG-13, Comedy): Directed by Douglas McGrath and starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Munn and Seth Meyers.

The Last Lions (PG, Documentary, Family): Directed by Dereck Joubert and starring the voice of Jeremy Irons.

Puncture (R, Drama, Suspense): Directed by Adam Kassen and Mark Kassen and starring Chris Evans, Michael Biehn, Vinessa Shaw, Mark Kassen and Kate Burton.

Removal (R, Suspense): Directed by Nick Simon and starring Billy Burke, Elliott Gould, Oz Perkins, Kelly Brook and Mark Kelly.

Shark Night (PG-13, Horror, Suspense): Directed by David R. Ellis and starring Sara Paxton, Chris Carmack, Joel David Moore, Katherine McPhee and Dustin Milligan.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Beneath the Darkness,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Contagion.”

In the end, let me know if you get a chance to watch any of the new movies in theatres this week or if you’ve already seen any of the movies that have just been released on DVD. What did you think about them? Which would you recommend? Let us know in the comments section below.