Then again, this tradition was sort-of broken back when the Prime Universe films were made, since both Insurrection and Nemesis were bad films.
I wouldn't go so far as to call Insurrection
bad. If anything, I think it's biggest flaw is that it's essentially a glorified TNG two-parter. It would have been a decent two-parter, but obviously not up as high as Best of Both Worlds or Chain of Command. Better than Time's Arrow or Gambit, however. I'd rank it higher than Generations and Nemesis.
On the subject of Nemesis, that one definitely had some very serious flaws, but some redeeming qualities. Riker and Troi's wedding was great; the battle made my 13-year-old self very happy (I'd been waiting years to see the Enterprise-E really
fight and was not disappointed); Data's death scene and the memorial afterwards was, I think, handled well. Flaws-wise: The overall story didn't work that great (why would Shinzon go after Earth if he hates the Romulans so much? Why not destroy Romulus?). Why not do something with Sela and get Denise onboard for the last TNG film? How the hell did Shinzon leave pieces of B4 on some random planet and know the Enterprise would be nearby? And wouldn't there have been an easier way to get him to the Enterprise?
'09 was decent
Into Darkness was shit
Beyond was good
Agreed. I especially hated the magic Khan blood in Into Darkness. '09 did a good job establishing the JJ-verse, and Beyond felt like a classic TOS adventure (who knew The Fast and the Furious director could make a good Trek film? Hell, I'm happy he did!)