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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If you're a fan of Funko POPs and Emerald Fennell's purposefully provocative 2023 film Saltburn, this is the post for you.
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Let's throw out our maps, completely ignore our GPS, recklessly disregard any notions of sticking to the major highways, and rank the Wrong Turn movies.
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Remember Quibi? One of its most interesting horror shows, The Stranger, has been re-edited into a feature length film that will soon be streaming on Hulu.
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You may not expect the Oscars to be the place to quote a raunchy 2008 comedy, but Sam Rockwell did just that right before Robert Downey Jr. won.
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In the early days, Toonami operated on the knife's edge of cancellation. Then it was saved by Sailor Moon, Gundam Wing, and Dragon Ball Z.
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The Dirty Dancing crawl scene is one of the greatest examples of on-screen chemistry ever captured. It was also completely improvised.
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Cartoon Network shocked the world when it killed off Toonami's original TOM, but the character's death was equal parts capitalism and creativity.
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It's time for filmmakers to start planning how to help make Millie Bobby Brown the movie star she was destined to become after Stranger Things wraps up.
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In honor of Love Lies Bleeding, here's a ranking of the best movies about women who have gotten to a size that demands all who look upon them tremble in awe.
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While Damsel is a bit predictable, Millie Bobby Brown is such a captivating lead that you can't wait to watch her survive.
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Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter regarding the on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
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Liam Neeson is the new Leslie Nielsen in the Naked Gun remake. Here's everything we know about the upcoming film so far.
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If you didn't catch the film in theaters (or if you actively chose to wait until VOD release), here's how to watch Argylle at home.
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Confused about the comedy Self Reliance, directed by and starring Jake Johnson? Here are the movie's confusing elements explained.
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From Alejandro Jodorowsky to Ridley Scott, numerous directors have created bizarre visions for Dune movie adaptations that never made it to the screen.
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Remember the time Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Biggs Darklighter (Garrick Hagon) snuck off the Star Wars set for an unsanctioned horse-riding adventure?
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Did you know the acclaimed animated shows Clone High and Jellystone! just premiered new seasons on Max? Because WB Discovery has barely bothered to tell anyone.
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The digital release of the Mean Girls musical cut out a joke that reportedly upset Lindsay Lohan.
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The Animaniacs is getting two different vinyl soundtracks, one celebrating the show's classic songs from the '90s and another for the series reboot.
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The original concept for Disney's Goof Troop was abandoned, but somehow the name stuck. Here's the story behind the title.
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From the Invisible Man to the Invisible Dad to the Invisible Sister, there's a whole cinematic multiverse of invisibility out there.
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Early on in their careers, South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker nearly starred in a live-action musical history show called Time Warped for Fox.
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Miley Cyrus' Drive-Away Dolls character is based on a real life rock and roll legend. Let's talk about her right here.
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If you're a fan of the Coen Brothers, you're a fan of Tricia Cooke, and Drive-Away Dolls is just the start of her endlessly cool career.
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Tricia Cooke and Ethan Coen's Drive-Away Dolls allows Pedro Pascal to recreate the scene that made him a household name.
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Issa López is coming back to oversee True Detective season 5 as part of her shiny new deal with HBO after the success of Night Country.
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Holy potential, Batman! A Batman Beyond movie is reportedly being pitched at DC, and the incredible concept art from the would-be movie is making the rounds.