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REVIEW: “The Spongebob Movie: Search For Squarepants”
If it weren’t for Paramount executives deciding to give the film a full-feature treatment rather than a streaming release to Netflix, we might have missed theater-sized entertainment.
Director Derek Drymon Talks ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants’

Director Derek Drymon Talks ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants’

Avatar photoBill Desowitz|
December 12th, 2025
Derek Drymon, longtime writer and creative director of the SpongeBob SquarePants series, finally got to direct the latest "Search for SquarePants" movie. We talked to him about it.
INTERVIEW: Ninja Turtles Holiday Power In “Chrome Alone 2”

INTERVIEW: Ninja Turtles Holiday Power In “Chrome Alone 2”

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
December 1st, 2025
Kent Seki, the cinematographer of 2023 animated feature Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, has directed the new holiday short Chrome Alone 2 — Lost in New Jersey. Seki dives into the making of the short, which is Oscar qualified and will screen in theaters nationwide with The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants starting December 19th.

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REVIEW: “The Spongebob Movie: Search For Squarepants”

If it weren’t for Paramount executives deciding to give the film a full-feature treatment rather than a streaming release to Netflix, we might have missed theater-sized entertainment.