Tex (1982)

Tex: Directed by Tim Hunter. With Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly, Bill McKinney. After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.

“Iu0026#39;m a huge fan of u0026#39;SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-)u0026#39;; I absolutely love the first three seasons of the show and the first movie. Thatu0026#39;s why itu0026#39;s so hard for me to say that u0026#39;The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run (2020)u0026#39;, well, sucks. The movie has maybe one proper laugh in it, with only a few half-chuckles along the way, and its plot feels like a rehash of past narratives thatu0026#39;s padded with unnecessary scenes – such as an absolutely pointless, painfully extended stint in live-action land that seems to only have been included so that the director could smoke weed with Snoop Dogg – and often stops dead in its tracks to cram in some continuity-crunching advertisements for the upcoming u0026#39;Kamp Koralu0026#39; spin-off show. Itu0026#39;s a huge disappointment, to say the least. Even an extended Keanu Reeves cameo canu0026#39;t elevate the affair – though his appearances are certainly some of the flicku0026#39;s highlights. There are some visually distinct sequences (its 3D animation is generally well-achieved) and, as I mentioned, a few half-chuckles here and there, but the feature just isnu0026#39;t all that enjoyable overall. It also lacks any real messaging or narrative satisfaction. Ultimately, itu0026#39;s a shadow of its former self. The difference in quality between this and the first flick is almost inconceivable. 4/10”