Cold Comfort Farm

 

Cold Comfort Farm 1995

• Director: John Schlesinger
• Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Eileen Atkins, Ian McKellan, Rufus Sewell, Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley
• Why? The cast
• Seen: 4 July 2026  

 

          Flora (Beckinsale), a young society girl in financial straits, seeks out relatives in the countryside to gain life experience so that she can become a writer. She finds herself on a farm near ruin, populated by several eccentric individuals.

          With this cast one expects great things. Sadly, this is only somewhat entertaining.

 

2* of 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Superintelligence

 

Superintelligence 2020

• Director: Ben Falcone
• Cast: Melissa McCarthy, James Corden, Bobby Cannavale, Brian Tyree Henry
• Why? McCarthy
• Seen: 2 July 2026  

 

          Carol (McCarthy) is the most average person in the world and a super AI chooses her to help it decide if it should destroy the human race or not.

          It’s silly but fun. Sort of. So much more could have been done with the idea.

 

2* of 5