Taking a quaint, charming children's book like William Joyce's The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs and adapting it into something called Epic reveals a lot about a film's intent. Whilst it might be considered a touch formulaic, Epic should be given credit for checking all the animated summer flick boxes, from the absurd celebrity cast (Beyoncé!) to the almost intrusive action scenes. Beneath the bluster, though, there's a solid plot with the requisite amount of family issues at its core; it'll probably be this that keeps you interested, if Beyoncé isn't enough. by Alex Ross