Stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch
Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and the crew of the starship Enterprise (Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana reprising their roles as Spock and Lt. Uhura, respectively) pursue a formidable force of evil to a far-flung corner of the universe. However, Kirk, it seems, may not be quite up to the task. Something you never want to hear your commander say moments before an epic battle is “I’m sorry.” Wait a minute. You’re sorry? That’s your plan? That’s your military strategy? We don’t know where we are and we don’t what manner of destruction is about to rein down us, but what we do know is that you’re … sorry? Beam me up, Scotty. Seriously, though, Kirk and crew deliver yet another stupendous nail-biter. –p.d. lee