BJ Colangelo
Location
Los Angeles, California
School
Western Illinois University
Expertise
Cult Cinema, Coming-of-Age Teen Girl Movies, Adult Animation
- BJ is an award-winning filmmaker known for her shorts "Labrys," "Margaret," her feature film "Powerbomb," and her contribution to the anthology film "Deathcember."
- BJ was a panelist for the San Diego Comic-Con "Queer Fear" legacy panel in 2019, El Rey Network's 'Top 5,' in 2020, and featured in the "Queer for Fear" docuseries on Shudder from Bryan Fuller in 2022.
- BJ is a voting member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.
Experience
BJ Colangelo is the Lead Evening News Editor at /Film, meaning her years of training her brain to stay up late watching movies have finally paid off. BJ has been writing professionally about film for over a decade, having been published everywhere from Fangoria Magazine, Playboy.com, Autostraddle, Vulture, The Daily Dot, and Shudder. BJ has contributed to the books "Creepy B****es," "When Animals Attack!," "Hidden Horror 101," "Evil Seeds: The Ultimate Movie Guide to Villainous Children," and the upcoming "Haunted Reels" from Dark Matter Ink and "Sleepaway Camp" from DieDieBooks. She also co-hosts the popular podcast, "This Ends at Prom," with her wife Harmony, during which they analyze movies marketed to teen girl audiences from the cis and transgender lens. She often serves as a jury member for film festivals specializing in horror or queer cinema.
Education
BJ Colangelo has a B.A. in Theatre from Western Illinois University with a minor in English Literature with an emphasis on film theory.
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Stories By BJ Colangelo
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Physical transformations take an unbelievable, even punishing amount of dedication.
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The Antler Queen is still a force in the present day, whether it's real or not.
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Yellowjackets season 2 has come to a close and we're not okay.
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Filmmakers wanted someone "like Tina Turner" in the key role, not realizing they might actually get the iconic singer in the movie.
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The casting of Tina Turner is inspired, but it's her commitment to the role that pushes the character into a movie musical icon.
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She had the 'Barbie energy' that Gerwig and Margot Robbie were looking for.
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Now this is what it's like when worlds collide.
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David F. Sandberg's 2016 film is experiencing a resurgence on the streaming service.
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This week's episode of Yellowjackets was so intense, it can only be rivaled by an iconic scene from The Thing.
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John Wick spared Kevin Nash in his first killing spree, but the wrestler hasn't always been so lucky. Did you know he got stabbed on set once?
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The A.I. revolution is coming for lips now.
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Yellowjackets has the capacity to be a deeply sad show, and its subversion of sinister expectations is what makes it such a powerful watch.