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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio review for the doc series “Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose,” about the rise and bitter fall of the major league legend, the MLB’s all-time hits leader, only to be banned from the sport because of gambling. Streaming on MAX and on HBO since July 24th.
Film Review: ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Goes Deeper into Harry Potter World
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 16, 2018 - 1:48pm
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“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” opens everywhere in on November 16th, in IMAX and regular screenings. See local listings for IMAX theaters and show times. Featuring Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Jude Law and Johnny Depp. Written by J.K. Rowling. Directed by David Yates. Rated “PG-13”
Continue reading for Spike Walter’s full review of “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”
Jude Law & Eddie Redmayne in ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’
Photo credit: Universal Pictures
Continue reading for Spike Walter’s full review of “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”
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CHICAGO – “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is like the “Joey” of film franchises, a spinoff which only exists because of its tangential connections to a better (and more beloved) property. But since this is our only current filmed connection to the “wizarding world of Harry Potter,” it’ll have to do.
 Rating: 3.0/5.0 |
Taking place in the years before Harry Potter, the first film in the planned series – “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – was content to noodle around a 1920’s New York City with noted creature enthusiast Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne). This second outing has much more narrative heavy lifting to do. It begins with Grindelwald, revealed at the end of the first film as portrayed by Johnny Depp, escaping from custody and taking up residence in Paris. He’s out to lead a master race of pureblood wizards to grasp absolute power and world domination.
Continue reading for Spike Walter’s full review of “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”Jude Law & Eddie Redmayne in ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’
Photo credit: Universal Pictures
Continue reading for Spike Walter’s full review of “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”
