The Brooklyn Rail

Film

• BAM Scares Me: Horror Movies for Smart People

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  By Patrick Levell

• Mavericks from the East and Last of the Independents: Against the Tide: Rebels and Mavericks in Contemporary Japanese Film

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  By David Wilentz

• Academy Award Doc Blues

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  By Williams Cole and Williams Cole

• The Lamentable, the Laughable and the Lovable: Cabin in the Sky, Stormy Weather, Last Holiday, Something New, and Madea's Family Reunion

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  By Sarahjane Blum