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Ian and Cole have officially spent half a decade reviewing Harry Potter adaptations in honor of the world-renowned wizard's birthday!

Today the guys examine how David Yates crammed nearly 900 pages of story into just over two hours of film--or rather, didn't.

In one of the most frustrating cases of "film the pretty bits, context be damned", 2007's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix turned the series' most thematically challenging book into its least rewarding movie.

Watch as they revel in the good, mourn the bad, and talk about an Order that might have been. You'll also learn what's on deck for next month, and get a tease for Cole's upcoming national television debut (alright, there's a tease in the "Show Links", too...)!

Show Links:

• Watch the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix trailer.

• Keep up with all of Cole's literary criticism at:

  • The Quill to Live

  • Tor

  • And his TikTok channel, BookRush!

  • Plus: Be sure to tune into NBC August 10th to see Cole compete on the new version of the hit game show, Password! Catch him in the series trailer!

• Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!