This week's movie picks are 'The Cabin in the Woods' and 'The Darkest Hour'

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:

Bad Ass (Action, Adventure, R): Directed by Craig Moss and starring Danny Trejo, Charles S. Dutton, Ron Perlman, Joyful Drake and Patrick Fabian.

Blue Like Jazz (Comedy, Drama): Directed by Steve Taylor and starring Marshall Allman, Tania Raymonde, Claire Holt, Jason Marsden and Eric Lange.

Bullet to the Head (Action, Suspense): Directed by Walter Hill and starring Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang, Sarah Shahi, Jason Momoa and Christian Slater.

The Cabin in the Woods (Horror, Science Fiction, R): Directed by Drew Goddard and starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford.

Detention (Horror, Comedy, R): Directed by Joseph Kahn and starring Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke and Brooke Haven.

Falling Away (Drama): Directed by Michael David Trozzo and starring Tony Todd, Jennifer Freeman, Jason Finn, Matt Miller and Jad Mager.

Hit So Hard (Documentary, Music, Not Rated): Directed by P. David Ebersole.

Lockout (Science Fiction, Action, PG-13): Directed by James Mather and Stephen St. Leger and starring Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Peter Stormare, Vincent Regan and Lennie James.

The Three Stooges (Comedy, PG): Directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly and starring Sean Hayes, Will Sasso, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jane Lynch and Kate Upton.

Touchback (Drama, Family, PG-13): Directed by Don Handfield and starring Brian Presley, Kurt Russell, Melanie Lynskey, Marc Blucas and Christine Lahti.

New DVD releases for the week of April 10 include:

Caught Inside (Suspense, R): Directed by Adam Blaiklock and starring Ben Oxenbould and Sam Lyndon.

The Darkest Hour (Science Fiction, Suspense, PG-13): Directed by Chris Gorak and starring Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Rachael Taylor, Max Minghella and Joel Kinnaman.

The Iron Lady (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Phyllida Lloyd and starring Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Richard E. Grant, Anthony Head and Roger Allam.

Into the Abyss (Documentary, PG-13): Directed by Werner Herzog.

Pastorela (Comedy, R): Directed by Emilio Portes and starring Hector Jimenez, Joaquin Cosio, Ana Serradilla, Dagoberto Gama and Carlos Cobos.

Smitty (Drama, Family, R): Directed by David M. Evans and starring Mira Sorvino, Peter Fonda, Louis Gossett Jr., Jason London and Booboo Stewart.

The Witches of Oz (Adventure, Family, PG): Directed by Leigh Scott and starring Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Jeffrey Combs, Brionne Davis and Ross Degraw.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “The Cabin in the Woods,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “The Darkest Hour.”

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.