Welcome to The Mundane Adventures of a Fangirl

I consider myself a Fangirl. What does that mean, you ask? A "fanboy" in the most common understanding is a hardcore fan of 'genre' based entertainment in particular. In my case - science-fiction and comic book based movies and television. Because I'm a chick - it's fangirl, not fanboy. There you have it! I am a big movie fan, however, not necessarily a 'film' fan. And now - I have the forum to present my opinions to the public! These will mainly be movie reviews -that will always be my opinion - repeat OPINION. Just what I think, and in no way do I present my opinion as fact. I hope you enjoy and maybe it will help you decide what to see at the movie theater this weekend!

Friday, April 4, 2025

Holland

 


I went to college in Holland, Michigan - so I was intrigued to check out this new Nicole Kidman flick on Prime!  I did not care for it!  I am not even sure how to categorize it - maybe a slow thriller? Definitely a waste of time, but hey - the town and the tulips looked great!

2/10

Captain America Brave New World

 


2/14/25  The Cap movies continue to be some of my favorite MCU bits. I loved this - Mackie is so fantastic, charming, charismatic, and engaging and the development of Sam over several movies and shows really pays off. I love that his super power is therapy and counseling.  Also - I love he and new Falcon's office - very practical, and huge wing symbol on the windows. Giancarlo Esposito continues to bring pure joy to anything he does.  Harrison Ford has more fun that anyone should.  I love the Bucky cameo - even though honestly all I want is another season of Captain America and the Winter Soldier with Buck continuing to flirt with Sarah...  Also - Sam's speech about the weight of the pressure of expectations - brought me to tears.  Love this, love him, and want more and more of his Captain.

10/10

Skeleton Crew

 


Not a movie - but my goodness, I loved this show so much. What a fantastic throwback to 80s kids adventure shows and flicks.  The kids were great, the lessons were lovely, and my goodness, my heart needed this so much.

11/10

A Christmas Proposal

 


12/29/24  This one is a quick holiday knock-off of The Proposal. It is fast and fun with a great cast. Understands the assignment and executes the formula well!

6/10

Carry On

 

12/29/24  A fun slow burn - and more Bateman is what everyone needs for the holidays. Also - bonus points for wrapping everything up with a neat little bow for that happy ending!

7/10


Me and Mr. Christmas

 




12/21/24  Holy cow there are so many of these holiday rom-com flicks on Prime.  This one was a very cheesy version of the old "remove the glasses and change the clothes to change the non-hot person into the hot-person" but it does add the flip of him then being entered into a Christmas pageant! Very silly and very Canadian!  A perfectly fluffy 90 minute bit of nonsense!

6/10

Kraven The Hunter

 


12/20/24   You know what? Honestly, it was fine! Certainly no worse than Madame Web or Morbius and I enjoyed parts of both of those!  ATJ's abs deserve second billing, some of the stunts and action sequences were really great, and I will never, ever, get tired of seeing poachers and trophy hunters get eliminated viciously in multiple ways.

5/10