Recently I stayed home from work with a nasty cold and took advantage of the bed rest to sneak in a delightfully fun double feature.

First up was Charlize Theron’s Atomic Blonde, directed by David Leitch (more on him later). It’s a stylish, violent Cold War spy thriller that further cements Theron’s reputation as one of Hollywood’s most versatile talents.

I’m all excited to see her in full frumpy housewife mode in the upcoming Tully, and here she is doing many of her own stunts as an international woman of espionage, definitively answering the question of whether James Bond would work as a woman. Theron’s Lorraine Broughton would kick James Bond’s ass.

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