Witch Hunt (1994)

In the 1950s, magic becomes a common practice in Hollywood. A crooked senator opposes it vehemently. A private detective who refuses to use it is hired by a starlet to spy on her unfaithful producer husband. The two story threads intersect when the latter character is murdered.

Apparently, this is a silly movie. They have taken the titular figure of speech and de-figured it, that is, played it to its literal meaning in the same historical context. Christopher Mulrooney points to a second metaphor, namely, digital visual effects, of which this film gives abundant display.

Rating: 32