It’s a pretty hot genre, and you’re right to invoke John Wick. The success of those movies has been a big booster for this kind of action, and that definitely carries over into lady action. Or CITOKSA, which is a term I invented fifteen years ago, even if I’m the only one using the term. It’s also worth noting that the TO part of CITOKSA isn’t as prevalent as it used to be.
And Kate has nothing on Gunpowder Milkshake. I’m not particularly fond of either movie, but the choreography in Gunpowder Milkshake had a unique style. Kate is just the usual editing around a stuntwoman doing the same old boring stuff, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead isn’t particularly convincing the camera cuts to her. I think she’s much better doing this kind of role in Gemini Man.
-Tom