This Week in Streaming (April 29th)
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling.
Transformers One (Prime) While Hasbro’s alien robots don’t have the best cinematic legacy, this animated origin from last year manages some impressive character development and a treatise on deplorable populism that puts it on par with anything in the Pixar and Illumination roster.
Andor (Disney+) If a terrible twenty-year-old Star Wars prequel can gross $25 million in one weekend upon its rerelease, then the ultimate Hollywood franchise still has some mojo. The second season of this prequel following the titular supporting character from Rogue One is easily the best offering the franchise has had since 1983’s Return of the Jedi.
The Accountant (Hulu and Prime) The sequel to the 2016 actioner featuring Ben Affleck’s OCD-laden mob numbers cruncher was a surprise hit this weekend. It’s the perfect time to revisit the original, which is an admirable and fun throwback to the meaty paranoid thrillers that made the 70s so rich for moviegoers.