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Behind the indifference toward human life lies a contagious illness that blinds people to the lives, challenges and struggles of others, Pope Francis said.

The recent tragic deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have dramatized what The New York Times calls the "public health crisis" of suicide.

Clever humor keeps this elaborate crime caper on pace as a recently released ex-con (Sandra Bullock) and her longtime partner (Cate Blanchett) bring together an eccentric fashion designer (Helena Bonham Carter), a jeweler (Mindy Kaling), a con artist (Awkwafina), an experienced fence (Sarah Paulson) and a computer hacker (Rihanna) to pull off a heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual gala.

An Atlanta cocaine dealer (Trevor Jackson) aims to increase his sales so he can get out of the business. But blunders by his hotheaded partner (Jason Mitchell), conflict with a gang of competitors (led by Jacob Ming-Trent), a broken relationship with his mentor (Michael Kenneth Williams) and the machinations of a Mexican drug lord (Esai Morales) all hinder his plan.

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A high raunch factor stains this account of five childhood friends, led by one overly enthusiastic couple (Ed Helms and Isla Fisher) continuing a monthlong game of tag decades into their adult years.

Brief but excessively graphic scenes of bloodletting mar this otherwise mildly interesting sci-fi thriller, set in a recognizable version of the future. Left a widower and a quadriplegic after a seemingly random attack by a group of thugs (led by Benedict Hardie), an auto mechanic (Logan Marshall-Green) agrees to let a wealthy inventor (Harrison Gilbertson) implant an artificial intelligence chip into his body that will cure his paralysis. But the device, which has a Siri-like voice (Simon Maiden) only he can hear, not only restores his normal abilities, it endows him with superhuman fighting prowess.

Fairly routine adventure, adapted by director Baltasar Kormakur from Tami Oldham Ashcraft's (Shailene Woodley) memoir about surviving 41 days on a storm-wrecked yacht in the Pacific.

A lifetime of memories went up in flames for 137 residents of the Forest Glen Senior Apartments in Centreville May 2 when a fire caused more than $10 million in damages. But the seniors displaced by the fire are not alone and have been assisted by many organizations, including the St. Vincent de Paul conference, or chapter, at St. Timothy Church in Chantilly. 

This cheerful and reverent documentary about Fred Rogers (1928-2003), creator and host of PBS' long-running "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," highlights his calm temperament, as well as his moral courage in the face of adversity and indifference.

The hostelry of the title is, in fact, a secret, strongly secured hospital for criminals in the dystopian Los Angeles of the near future. As the riot-torn city spirals into chaos, a cross section of underworld types seeks shelter there, under the protection of the clinic's troubled, eccentric head nurse (Jodie Foster) and the muscle-bound orderly (Dave Bautista) who enforces her strict rules.

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