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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of

Grindelwald: This is a rickety and disappointing sequel to the charming original. Evil wizard Grindelwald’s greatest criminal infraction lies in the slurred and offbeat performance of Johnny Depp, who is distractingly bad in a film that features gorgeous visuals, but little else.

★★1/2 (Sadaf Ahsan) The Grinch: Every kid at the movies loves cartoons a lot. But this critic, who sees most of such movies, does NOT! It’s not that I hate them; I just need a reason for CGI antics in any old season. The film should appeal to those very young. To their parents, hooray! No joke involves dung. In the end it squeaks by with a grade that is passable, perhaps because Christmas makes me less irascible. ★★1/2 (Chris Knight) Bohemian Rhapsody: If this movie were a song, it would have a slow opening and a weak bridge. But it would also include some fine verses and a strong finish that would have