“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” is a Much-Needed Return to Form
The release of “Bumblebee,” in 2018, marked a major shift in the “Transformers” franchises, which always performed well commercially but never really won favor with critics. Its spin-off, set in the late 1980s, redirected the franchise into something more character driven and intimate — well, as intimate as a “Transformers” movie could reasonably be. The latest installment in the franchise, “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,” owes a lot more to […]
