Nothing sums up Premium Rush's perfectly self-aware b-movie silliness than Michael Shannon's weasely New Yahwk cop villain Bobby Monday, a pathetic sleazebag with impulse control problems so bad his response to every situation is to either punch it or bet on it.

His brief monologue, which essentially sums up the movie's perfect mix of clever and absurd, is amazing:

"I don't really care for that term "douche bag." People throw it around like crazy these days, like it's suddenly okay.…

I gave Iron Man 2 one-and-a-half-stars with no hesitation.

I give Iron Man 3 five with even less.

The difference between the two?

Shane Black.

To me, this at no point felt like a Marvel movie. It barely felt like a superhero movie. It felt like Shane being given free reign to make the blockbuster action movie he wanted to make, one which is essentially sci-fi James Bond filtered through his infinitely clever, Christmas-obsessed brain.

It's fun, unpredictable, exciting, silly,…

INT. UNMARKED CAR -- NIGHT

DETECTIVE JOHNNY LOUD [Tom Hanks] slides into the passenger seat of the unmarked car holding a tray of coffee. Retired ex-cop and temporary partner RICK CLOSE [Max Von Sydow] reaches over from the driver's seat to grab his cup of joe.

RICK
This better not have cream in it, knucklehead.

Johnny rolls his eyes and then looks directly into the camera as if to say "do you folks believe this old coot?" to the audience.…