mundane

The danger of “Heretic” is nothing extraterrestrial, but rather the most common and mundane of earthly predators: a man.

These mundane tasks and long hours of repetitive training culminate in competitive outbursts where careers are made and broken.

The film’s inventive visual style made the surreal seem mundane and everyday.

Tonally, the film feels like vintage Mike Leigh - seemingly focused on the everyday and the mundane, yet packed with meaning.

Plus, over-the-top emergencies like dam breaks, earthquakes, tsunamis and a pirate attack on a cruise ship, at least when told in the procedural’s vernacular, are an escape from the more mundane horrors of daily life.