Overview

• The U.S./Italy 2025 feature, released in Spanish-language markets as Cacería de brujas, draws comments from reviewers who question the local title’s fit with the original.
• Julia Roberts plays Alma, a Yale philosophy professor confronted by a student’s accusation against a colleague, setting off a moral and professional reckoning.
• Critics describe Luca Guadagnino’s approach as psychologically driven and aesthetically austere, favoring geometric compositions and an atonal score over thriller mechanics.
• Several reviews argue the film feels didactic and emotionally distant, with characters at times serving as vehicles for debate rather than fully realized figures.
• Roberts’ atypical turn is widely praised, fueling awards-season speculation despite reservations about the film’s emotional pull.