Review of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) by Wayne H — 19 Nov 2018

Very good entertaining film sets up the harry potter verse and is far better than the first film.

This review of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) was written by Wayne H on 19 Nov 2018.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has generally received mixed reviews.

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