“Transformers One” is the first fully animated Transformers movie since 1986’s deeply traumatic “Transformers: The Movie,” which was notable for, among other things, killing off Optimus Prime. (Don’t ...

Director Josh Cooley brings his love for Transformers to life with intricate animation and a fresh take on the origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron. Cooley's background in storytelling and ...

After seven live-action movies, including last year’s “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,” the shape-shifting Autobots and Decepticons return to their animated roots with “Transformers One.” The new ...

There's a cruel irony to "Transformers One," 2024's animated prequel film about the robots in disguise. Directed by Josh Cooley, "Transformers One" is the first great "Transformers" movie — yet we may ...

Transformers One is a critical and audience hit, showing films benefit from focusing on characters like Optimus Prime. Future films should consider focusing on the war in space on Cybertron without ...

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Transformers One focuses mostly on some of the fan-favorite Autobots and Decepticons from the 40-year-old franchise, namely ...

When I first heard they were making an animated “Transformers” prequel, I was less than thrilled. Prequels in general have an unfortunate tendency to be poorly made cash-grabs, and in a series that ...

Jeffrey is a freelance features writer at Collider. He is an MPA-accredited entertainment journalist and a Tomatometer-approved critic based in the LA area. He graduated from the University of Texas ...