Review of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) by Alex R — 23 Dec 2018

A lackluster follow up that creates more questions than it answers.

This review of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) was written by Alex R on 23 December 2018.

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

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