It is so good to be back in the Potterverse again.
The first of an expected five film series is true to the spirit of the world of Harry Potter; indeed, it is the first film with a screenplay from J.K. Rowling herself. But it departs from the Potter films in significant ways: it is the first story to be set in the past and the first to be set outside the UK. It takes place in 1920's New York City. It is the first to center on adult characters, though a teenager and a child have featured...