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Witch Hunt Embodies the Limitations of White Magical Thinking
The magic put on display in Elle Callahan’s Witch Hunt — which premiered at the 2021 South by Southwest Film Festival — is somewhat ill-defined. But the movie’s tale of powerful women being persecuted and brutalized for their natural-born gifts is more than recognisable, at least if you’ve been paying attention to the countless stories…