‘Rugrats,’ Jackie Chan, ‘Wojnarowicz,’ and More

New Indie

Peter Sarsgaard and Rashida Jones make a considerably uncommon couple in “The Sound of Silence” (IFC Films), a considerably uncommon movie. And it’s not that Sarsgaard and Jones don’t have chemistry to burn; it’s that the film operates at its personal tempo whereas diving deeply into the Sarsgaard character’s obsessions with the thrums and throbs and vibrations of our day-to-day lives. He “tunes” his purchasers’ New York City residences, on the lookout for the sounds (whether or not they’re on the surface or coming from family home equipment) which are disturbing the tenants, and Jones performs a social employee who turns to him for his distinctive providers. Somewhere between “The Conversation” and final yr’s “Sound of Metal,” it’s a uniquely eccentric story which may make you pay extra consideration to the aural background of your existence.

Also out there: Oscar-winner “Minari” (Lionsgate) moved viewers with its delicate portrayal of a Korean household redefining themselves as American farmers; acclaimed sci-fi parable “Lapsis” (Film Movement) examines a technological dystopia within the not-too-distant future; SXSW hit comedy “S–thouse” (IFC Films) attempting to follow-up on a magical night time of connection along with his R.A.

A latest school grad and the 16-year-old she’s “babysitting” bond over a picturesque four-day California hike within the indie drama “What Lies West” (Passion River); in Philip Noyce’s “Above Suspicion” (Lionsgate), a younger lady in a Kentucky mining city turns drug informant for the FBI; Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci give memorable performances in “Supernova” (Bleecker Street/Wolfe) as a longtime homosexual couple coping with one in all them slipping into dementia.

Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins co-stars in thriller “The Virtuoso” (Lionsgate), a few educated murderer (Anson Mount) who is aware of the when and the the place however not the who of his subsequent project; Zoe Chao and Finn Wittrock discover themselves falling for one another over the course of a “Long Weekend” (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment); “Endangered Species” (Lionsgate; on demand May 28, DVD and Blu-ray June 1) stars real-life spouses Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell play a married couple combating to outlive a safari gone fallacious.

New Foreign

If literal globe-trotting continues to be off the menu for some time, you may take a figurative journey all over the world with “Altered Innocence Vol. 1” (Altered Innocence), a set of daring and provocative quick movies from varied completely different nations (and even one from the US). This boutique label has already gained a repute for its curation of lots of worldwide LGBTQ+ cinema’s most daring titles in recent times, and this nearly-three-hour assortment of shorts maintains that custom with a mixture of genres and viewpoints that you just gained’t usually discover outdoors of the queer film-fest circuit.

Also out there: Hong Kong Oscar nominee “Better Days” (Well Go USA Entertainment) units a candy love story in opposition to a backdrop of crime, paperwork, and inconceivable requirements for the nation’s youth; Sundance and Venice hit “White Shadow” (IndiePix Films) follows an albino African (performed by Hamisi Bazili) on the run from a lethal body-parts commerce; Ken Watanabe stars within the up to date, torn-from-the-headlines catastrophe saga “Fukushima 50” (Capelight).

A outnumbered group of younger cadets mount “The Final Stand” (Shout Studios) to guard Moscow from Nazi invaders on this WWII epic; a loving father and a corrupt police chief (Joan Chen) play a lethal sport of cat and mouse within the Chinese thriller “Sheep Without a Shepherd” (Artsploitation Films); in “The Salt of Tears” (Icarus Films), legendary filmmaker Philippe Garrel examines what occurs when a dashing playboy falls in love with one in all his conquests; Shout Studios presents a pair of acclaimed worldwide animated options,…