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American Slytherin I just subjected myself to one of the worst blog entries I’ve ever read. Which, knowing the internets, must be pretty bad. As it seems that riling me up is the only way to get me thrown headlong into the blogging process these days, here I am, full of disappointment and irritation yet again, as some well-meaning, but ultimately ignorant and unqualified person attempts to speak the Truth About The Occult, only to unknowingly make a fool out of them self and drive away the souls most in need of conversion. Let me be clear– while I do try to swallow my irritation on most matters, in this case a person is not only misrepresenting the Catholic Church and Christianity, they are further alienating and pushing away many souls that, I rather rashly assume, they would deem most in need of saving and conversion. I am not writing this to… View original post 3,136 more words

Welcome to the 32nd edition of My Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts !  Last fortnight, I reviewed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) .  This fortnight, I'm reviewing: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), rated M for fantasy themes and violence Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), rated M for fantasy themes and violence Those are the Australian ratings; in the United States, they're rated: Fantastic Beasts - PG-13 for some fantasy action violence The Crimes of Grindelwald - PG-13 for some sequences of fantasy action As usual, I'll give the trailers at the end, along with a clip each. And as usual, just to be safe, I issue the following disclaimer: WARNING: POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD.  PROCEED AT OWN RISK. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them While the story of Harry Potter has long since come to an end, given the series' immense popularity, it probably i...