Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

Mirroring the rise of fascism in the Muggle world at the time, Gellert Grindelwald, portrayed by Mads Mikkelsen in this installment, is acquitted of all charges against him and for some reason, allowed to rise to the candidacy of Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, a move that is fought to extremes by Jude Law’s Dumbledore and his compatriots. While I generally find the extension of the Harry Potter universe beyond the original books to be worthy of much eye rolling, I still find the world building enthralling despite the many flaws of its creator. It’s a bit strange to me that the love affair between Dumbledore and Grindelwald has taken prominence in this series with many of the characters from the original film falling to minor supporting characters, but I’ll probably continue watching these as long as they keep making them.