2.30 - HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART TWO (2011) & Death

The franchise comes to a conclusion and our — well, Rob’s — work is done. We talk about deaths of all kinds: physical darkness, mental endings, you name it. How technical can Rob get, how metaphysical can Sam be, and — crucially — did the guinea pig enjoy this series??

This Week’s Watching
DEEPWATER HORIZON (2016): Peter Berg, Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell
NO OFFENCE (2015—): Paul Abbott, Joanna Scanlan, Elaine Cassidy

Recommendations
SKYFALL (2012): Sam Mendes, Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem
THE LADY IN THE VAN (2015): Nicholas Hytner, Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings
ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (1991): Kevin Reynolds, Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2002): Peter Jackson, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen
WHAT IF (2013): Michael Dowse, Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan

Footnotes
Firstly, the obligatory ‘Chekhov’s gun’ link (in TV rather than film, but still some good examples)s. Then, a shout-out for JKR’s other literary projects, which are brilliant (the ‘Cormoran Strike’ series) and here