‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’
The second theatrically released movie in the SpongeBob Squarepants franchise, you really don’t need to know anything about the indefatigable SpongeBob or his underseas friends to enjoy this adventure. Antonio Banderas stars as a pirate named Burger Beard looking to steal the delicious formula for SpongeBob’s boss’ burger recipe with some magical storytelling. Hijinks, as they say, ensue that include a rapping dolphin, the end of the world, and a live actions sequence that goes utterly bonkers. Fun fact: I was once blocked on Twitter for four years by a rival entertainment publication after pointing out that this is technically a superhero movie. Yeah, seemed pretty extreme to me, too! Anyway, we’re fine now, and this movie is pretty fine, too.