TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: SCINTILLATING SYLLABUS 
Clue: A class at Bowdoin College studies directors like Romero & Craven in a review of this genre of movies

SOLUTION: horror films

PROBLEM: Category: MOVIE MR. & MRS. 
Clue: It's the title couple played by Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie in a 2005 movie

SOLUTION: mr. & mrs. smith

PROBLEM: Category: LITTLE-READ BOOKS 
Clue: This early sci-fi writer tackled polar exploration (from his study) in the 1860s with "Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras"

SOLUTION:
jules verne