This week's movie picks are 'Evil Dead' and 'The Baytown Outlaws'

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 or pick up at the local Redbox.

Movies that are scheduled to hit theatres this week include:

- 6 Souls (Horror, Suspense, R): Directed by Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein and starring Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Frances Conroy, Michael Graves and Nathan Corddry.

- The Brass Teapot (Comedy, Fantasy, R): Directed by Ramaa Mosley and starring Juno Temple, Michael Angarano, Bobby Moynihan, Alexis Bledel and Stephen Park.

- The Company You Keep (Suspense, R): Directed by Robert Redford and starring Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie, Sam Elliott and Brendan Gleeson.

- Evil Dead (Horror, R): Directed by Fede Alvarez and starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas and Elizabeth Blackmore.

- No Place On Earth (Documentary, PG-13): Directed by Janet Tobias.

- Simon Killer (Drama, Suspense): Directed by Antonio Campos and starring Brady Corbet and Mati Diop.

- The Story of Luke (Comedy, Drama): Directed by Alonso Mayo and starring Lou Taylor Pucci, Seth Green, Cary Elwes, Kristin Bauer and Al Sapienza.

- Tomorrow You’re Gone (Action, Crime): Directed by David Jacobson and starring Stephen Dorff, Michelle Monaghan, Willem Dafoe, Tara Buck and Robert LaSardo.

- Trance (Crime, Drama, R): Directed by Danny Boyle and starring James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel, Tuppence Middleton and Sam Creed.

- Upstream Color (Drama): Directed by Shane Carruth and starring Shane Carruth and Amy Seimetz.

New DVD releases this week include:

- The Baytown Outlaws (Comedy, Action, Crime, R): Directed by Barry Battles and starring Eva Longoria, Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Wesley, Brea Grant and Serinda Swan.

- Freeloaders (Comedy, R): Directed by Dan Rosen and starring Olivia Munn, Kevin Sussman, Natalie Morales, Josh Lawson and Dana Goodman.

- Hemingway & Gellhorn (Drama): Directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Nicole Kidman, Clive Owen, Robert Duvall, David Strathaim and Parker Posey.

- John Dies at the End (Comedy, Horror, R): Directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti, Clancy Brown and Glynn Turman.

- Knuckleball (Documentary, Sports): Directed by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg and starring Tim Wakefield, R.A. Dickey, Charlie Hough and Phil Niekro.

- LUV (Drama, R): Directed by Sheldon Candis and starring Common, Michael Rainey Jr., Dennis Haysbert, Charles S. Dutton and Danny Glover.

- Stitches (Horror, Comedy, R): Directed by Conor McMahon and starring Ross Noble and Tommy Knight.

- The Sweeny (Crime, Action, R): Directed by Nick Love and starring Ray Winstone, Damian Lewis, Hayley Atwell, Allen Leech and Ben Drew.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Evil Dead,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “The Baytown Outlaws.”

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.