The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie has earned a “sponge up” from Roger Ebert and many other mainstream critics. Religious press reviewers are surprised and pleased as well.

After watching Plankton: The Movie on Netflix, I got in the mood to revisit the first feature-length spin-off of the late Stephen Hillenburg's beloved animated TV show, The SpongeBob Squarepants ...

It helps that “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” evens out its glossy new sheen by staying true to the franchise’s spirit, as writer/director Tim Hill (“The War with Grandpa ...