Wednesday, January 15, 2014

This week's movie picks are 'Devil's Due' and 'Carrie'

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:

- Back in the Day (Comedy, R): Directed by Michael Rosenbaum and starring Rosenbaum, Morena Baccarin, Nick Swardson, Harland Williams and Jay R. Ferguson.

- Big Bad Wolves (Comedy, Crime, Suspense): Directed by Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado.

- Devil’s Due (Horror, R): Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and starring Zach Gilford, Allison Miller, Robert Belushi, Colin Walker and Catherine Kresge.

- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (Action, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley, Kenneth Branagh and Colm Feore.

- Jamesy Boy (Crime, Drama): Directed by Trevor White and starring Spencer Lofranco, Mary-Louise Parker, Taissa Farmiga, Ving Rhames and James Woods.

- Life of a King (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Jake Goldberger and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Dennis Haysbert, Lisa Gay Hamilton and Thurston Hill.

- Like Father, Like Son (Drama): Directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu and starring Fukuyama Masaharu, Ono Machiko, Maki Yoko and Lily Franky.

- The Nut Job (Comedy, PG): Directed by Peter Lepeniotis and starring the voices of Will Arnett, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl, Brendan Fraser and Sarah Gadon.

- Ride Along (Action, Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Tim Story and starring Kevin Hart, Ice Cube, John Leguizamo, Tika Sumpter and Bryan Callen.

- Summer in February (Drama, Romance): Directed by Christopher Menaul and starring Dominic Cooper, Dan Stevens and Emily Browning.

New DVD releases this week include:

- A.C.O.D. (Comedy, R): Directed by Stu Zicherman and starring Adam Scott, Jessica Alba, Amy Poehler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Richard Jenkins.

- Blue Caprice (Drama, Suspense, R): Directed by Alexandre Moors and starring Isaiah Washington, Tequan Richmond, Tim Blake Nelson, Joey Lauren Adams and Leo Fitzpatrick.

- Carrie (Horror, R): Directed by Kimberly Peirce and starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday and Alex Russell.

- Enough Said (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Nicole Holofcener and starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, Toni Collette and Ben Falcone.

- Fruitvale Station (Drama, R): Directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Chad Michael Murray, Melonie Diaz and Kevin Durand.

- Lee Daniels’ The Butler (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Lee Daniels and starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard, David Oyelowo and Cuba Gooding Jr.

- Riddick (Action, Science Fiction, R): Directed by David Twohy and starring Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Dave Bautista, Katee Sackhoff and Bokeem Woodbine.

- Short Term 12 (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Brie Larson, Keith Stanfield, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever and Rami Malek.

- A Single Shot (Crime, Drama, Suspense, R): Directed by David M. Rosenthal and starring Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Ted Levine, Jeffrey Wright and Jason Isaacs.

- The Spectacular Now (Drama, Romance, R): Directed by James Ponsoldt and starring Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Devil’s Due,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Carrie.”


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.

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