This week's movie picks are 'I, Frankenstein' and 'Captain Phillips'

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:

- 24 Exposures (Suspense): Directed by Joe Swanberg and starring Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Sophia Takal and Helen Rogers.

- Enemies Closer (Action, Suspense, R): Directed by Peter Hyams and starring Tom Everett Scott, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Orlando Jones, Kristopher Van Varenberg and Matt Medrano.

- Gimme Shelter (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Ron Krauss and starring Vanessa Hudgens, Rosario Dawson, Brendan Fraser, James Earl Jones and Stephanie Szostak.

- Gloria (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Sebastian Lelio and starring Paulina Garcia, Sergio Hernandez, Diego Fontecilla, Fabiola Zamora and Coca Guazzini.

- I, Frankenstein (Action, Horror, Suspense, PG-13): Directed by Stuart Beattie and starring Aaron Eckhart, Jai Courtney, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski and Kevin Grevioux.

- Knights of Badassdom (Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, R): Directed by Joe Lynch and starring Summer Glau, Ryan Kwanten, Steve Zahn, Margartia Levieva and Peter Dinklage.

- Run & Jump (Drama): Directed by Steph Green and starring Maxine Peake, Will Forte, Edward MacLiam and Sharon Horgan.

- Visitors (Documentary): Directed by Godfrey Reggio.

New DVD releases this week include:

- Best Man Down (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Ted Koland and starring Justin Long, Jess Weixler, Tyler Labine, Addison Timlin and Shelley Long.

- Blue Jasmine (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Woody Allen and starring Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Michael Stuhlbarg, Peter Sarsgaard and Alden Ehrenreich.

- Captain Phillips (Action, Drama, Suspense, PG-13): Directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi, Yul Vazquez and Christopher Stadulis.

- Charlie Countryman (Action, Romance, R): Directed by Fredrik Bond and starring Shia LaBeouf, Mads Mikkelsen, Vincent D’Onofrio, Evan Rachel Wood and Rupert Grint.

- In a World… (Comedy, Romance, R): Directed by Lake Bell and starring Bell, Fred Melamed, Rob Corddry, Demetri Martin and Michaela Watkins.

- Instructions Not Included (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Eugenio Derbez and starring Derbez, Jessica Lindsey, Loreto Peralta, Daniel Raymont and Allessandra Rosaldo.

- Machete Kills (Action, R): Directed by Robert Rodriguez and starring Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Jessica Alba and Mel Gibson.

- Sunlight Jr. (Drama): Directed by Laurie Collyer and starring Naomi Watts, Matt Dillon, Norman Reedus, Tess Harper and Yvonne Gougelet.

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

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.