“Fantastic Beasts” is a flawed return to the magical world

J.K. Rowling's wizarding world has a lot of room for further stories outside of the character of Harry Potter. That world is expanded with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a story set in 1920s New York City. The film follows Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), a wizard from London with a suitcase full of...