Kill Bill is epic. It's interesting that we align ourselves with an assassin (there's never any indication that she was a "good" assassin; in any other context she'd be the villain), and I think we get on her side because she is introduced as a victim of betrayal. Uma Thurman is amazing in this movie and it's one of my favorites. To your list of female action heroes I would add Alicia Vikander in Ex Machina. She's cunning, when push comes to shove she stabs, and she escapes her captivity and gains her freedom. Love that movie too. Thanks for the great article!