Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumberdore

Rating: Full

Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Studios: Warner Bros/Wizarding World/Heyday Films

Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Katherine Waterson and Mads Mikkelsen

Director: David Yates

Writers: Steve Kloves and J. K. Rowling

Based on: the characters created by J. K. Rowling

Producers: David Heyman, Steves Kloves, Tim Lewis, J. K. Rowling and Lionel Wigram

Music by: James Newton Howard

Rated: PG-13 for some fantasy action/violence

Release Date: 04/15/22

Runtime: 2h 22m

Favorite Character: Jacob Kowalski

Tagline: Return to the magic

Quote: “The world will hear our voice. And it will be deafening.”- Gellert Grindlewald

Fun Facts: Originally, Johnny Depp was to reprise his role as Grindlewald but because of his controversy with Amber Heard.

There is a petition to cast Fernanda Montenegro as president of the Magical Congress of Brazil, but she refused the role due to her scheduling conflicts.

Summary: A magizoologist Newt Scamander teams up with the other wizards and witches (and one muggle) must stop the dark wizard, Gellert Grindlewald from rigging the election for the wizarding world.

The One Liner Review: While the Fantastic Beasts franchise is still struggling, the third (and probably the final) film still has magic for all the fans of Harry Potter.

The Bad Guys

Rating: Overflowing

Genre: Animation, Family, Action, Comedy, Crime

Studios: Universal Pictures/Dreamworks Animation

Cast: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein and Lilly Singh

Director: Pierre Perifel

Writer: Etan Cohen

Based on: the book series by Aaron Blabey

Producers: Rebecca Huntley and Damon Ross

Music by: Danial Pemberton

Rated: PG for action and rude humor

Release Date: 04/22/22

Runtime: 1h 40m

Favorite Character: Mr. Wolf

Tagline: Good is no fun at all

Quote: “We may be bad, but we’re so good at it.”- Mr. Wolf

Fun Facts: Dreamworks president, Margie Cohn’s face can be seen on $100 bills in the film.

This film is Pierre Perifel’s directorial debut.

The wolf going ‘Clooney’ was mentioned several times, and it is an obvious reference to George Clooney.

Diane Foxington was loosely based on Ellen or Agent Fox, the character in the books.

Summary: A group of anthropomorphic animal criminals plot a heist by pretending to be reformed, while their leader, Mr. Wolf was actually considering to go good for real.

The One Liner Review: I can put it in one words. Smart. Funny. Stylish. Surprising. Super. Family. Fun.