We review the Harry Potter adjacent franchise: the Fantastic Beasts Trilogy! Especially critiquing Secrets of Dumbledore ...

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is a 2022 fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by J. K. Rowling and Steve Kloves. It is the sequel to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), the third installment in the Fantastic Beasts film series, and the eleventh overall in the Wizarding World franchise. Its ensemble cast includes Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Katherine Waterston, and Mads Mikkelsen.

Set several years after the events of its predecessor, the film sees Albus Dumbledore tasking Newt Scamander and his allies with a mission that takes them into the heart of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald's army.

The J.K. Rowling Problem (03:30)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Thoughts (06:05)

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - Thoughts (18:27)

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - Review (27:54)

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