Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan says that despite its length and maturity level, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie offers something for adults.
Kenneth Turan is the film critic for the Los Angeles Times and NPR's Morning Edition, as well as the director of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. He has been a staff writer for the Washington Post and TV Guide, and served as the Times' book review editor.
After Hurricane Lowell damaged Kaumālapaʻu Harbor and caused its closure, the state Department of Transportation anticipates it will reopen on Sept. 13, after repairs.
It's been nearly 25 years since the start of the U.S- led invasion of Afghanistan. NPR returns to Kabul to see how Afghans, now back under Taliban rule, are coping with the legacy of that 20 year war.