Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

While The Next Generation was kicking ass on TV, The Original Series returned to the big screen for one last hurrah. And it went out in style. From the dramatic opening to the bitter-sweet ending it rarely puts a booted-foot wrong. I don't understand why it often gets overlooked by so many people.
Thematically, the film is darker than Star Trek often dared to go. The optimism is still evident but it's bullied by heavy political issues, prejudices and ingrained racism, all of which are dissected and put under a microscope.
It's not all cold war parallels and gloom, though. Amid the many tensions are some light-hearted moments to remind us that the light of life needs all colours of the spectrum if it's to be fully enjoyed.

4 architects out of 5