Film
fromThe New Yorker
7 hours agoThe Best Films of 2025
2022 produced outstanding films across international, festival, and studio releases, offering emotionally powerful moments despite escalating geopolitical crises and societal turmoil.
Some of the most urgent films at this year's Toronto International Film Festival aren't here to soothe. Together, Orwell: 2+2=5, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, and Frankenstein play like sizzle reels of caution, and at their best, they're award-worthy symbols of alarm. These films, the first two of which are documentaries, don't just entertain-they confront fractured humanity, closeness and distance under Israel's siege of Gaza, and a creation we've set loose, growing beyond our control.