The Human Adventure is Just Beginning: Re-evaluating Star Trek: The Motion Picture

While critics at the time panned the "pajama-like" uniforms and the long, lingering shots of the refit Enterprise, modern re-evaluations suggest the film captures the "grandeur and verisimilitude" of space travel better than almost any other Trek movie. BAD MOVIE MONDAY: STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979)

Forty-seven years after its initial mission, the first big-screen voyage of the USS Enterprise remains one of the most debated entries in the franchise. Often affectionately (or mockingly) dubbed due to its slow pacing, Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) was a massive pivot from the swashbuckling tone of the 1960s TV series. If you’re looking to revisit this sci-fi landmark, A Legacy of Grand Ambition