This week's movie picks are 'Korengal' and 'A Birder's Guide to Everything'

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:

- Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlaas (Drama): Directed by Arnaud des Pallieres and starring Mads Mikkelsen, Melusine Mayance, Bruno Ganz, David Kross and Delphine Chuillot.

- The Big Ask (Comedy, Drama): Directed by Thomas Beatty and Rebecca Fishman and starring David Krumholtz, Jason Ritter, Gillian Jacobs, Zachary Knighton and Ahna O’Reilly.

- Filth (Comedy, Drama, Crime, R): Directed by Jon S. Baird and starring James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Imogen Poots, Eddie Marsan and Jim Broadbent.

- The Grand Seduction (Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Don McKellar and starring Brendan Gleeson, Taylor Kitsch, Liane Balaban, Gordon Pinsent and Rhonda Rodgers.

- Korengal (Documentary, R): Directed by Sebastian Junger.

- Lucky Them (Drama, Comedy, R): Directed by Megan Griffiths and starring Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church, Ahna O’Reilly, Oliver Platt and Ryan Eggold.

- Maleficent (Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Family, PG): Directed by Robert Stromberg and starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Juno Temple, Sharlto Copley and Peter Capaldi.

- A Million Ways to Die in the West (Comedy, Western, R): Directed by Seth MacFarlane and starring Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Neil Patrick Harris, Charlize Theron and Seth MacFarlane.

- Night Moves (Drama, Suspense, R): Directed by Kelly Reichardt and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard, Alia Shawkat and James Le Gros.

- We Are the Best (Drama): Directed by Lukas Moodysson.

New DVD releases this week include:

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

- A Birder’s Guide to Everything (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Rob Meyer and starring Ben Kingsley, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Katie Chang, James Le Gros and Alex Wolff.

- Cheap Thrills (Comedy, Suspense): Directed by E.L. Katz and starring Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, Sara Paxton, David Koechner and Amanda Fuller.

- Endless Love (Romance, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Shana Feste and starring Alex Pettyfer, Gabriella Wilde, Robert Patrick, Bruce Greenwood and Rhys Wakefield.

- Gambit (Comedy, Crime, PG-13): Directed by Michael Hoffman and starring Cameron Diaz, Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci and Cloris Leachman.

- Independence Daysaster (Science Fiction, Action, PG-13): Directed by W.D. Hogan and starring Ryan Merriman, Andrea Brooks, Emily Holmes, Keenan Tracey and Tom Everett Scott.

- Journey to the West (Action, Fantasy, Comedy, PG-13): Directed by Stephen Chow and starring Shu Qui and Wen Zhang.

- Patrick: Evil Awakens (Suspense, Horror): Directed by Mark Hartley and starring Charles Dance, Rachel Griffiths, Sharni Vinson, Peta Sergeant and Damon Crewes.

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

- The Trials of Kate McCall (Suspense, Drama): Directed by Karen Moncrieff and starring Kate Beckinsale, Nick Nolte, James Cromwell, Taye Diggs and Clancy Brown.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Korengal,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “A Birder’s Guide to Everything.”

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.