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."
- She 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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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.
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TV shows warp the public's perception of how the criminal justice system actually works, and True Detective: Night Country shows us to not trust the cops.
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If it wasn't for the Fox series Wayward Pines, we might not have gotten Stranger Things.
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The romantic Netflix series One Day, which debuted on the streaming service on February 8, has left its rom-com viewers crying their eyes out.
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True Detective: Night Country is officially the most-watched season of the hit HBO series.
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The Lisa Frankenstein vinyl soundtrack is one of the first releases from the new Mutant banner formed by Mondo's founding team, and we've got all the details.
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Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown stars in a new Netflix fantasy adventure about a woman who's sacrificed to a dragon. Check out the new Damsel trailer.
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After a several year break from directing feature films, Lilly Wachowski is returning to the director's chair for a new dramedy called Trash Mountain.
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Liza Soberano delivers a scene-stealing performance in Lisa Frankenstein, and if casting directors are smart, she'll quickly shoot to the top of their lists.
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The Batman and Mega Man scribe Mattson Tomlin is tackling the world of Game of Thrones with the House of the Dragon prequel series, Aegon's Conquest.
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Let's break down the absurdly wonderful Lisa Frankenstein and its ending - limb by bloody, dismembered limb.
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Disney has confirmed that Toy Story 5, Frozen 3, and Zootopia 2 are still on the schedule, and arriving sooner than you'd think.
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Lisa Frankenstein is the weird girl sleepover staple for a new generation. Read our review of the film starring Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse.
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In the newest trailer from A24, Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian star in what could be one of 2024's best films, Love Lies Bleeding.
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Much like what he did with Black Adam and the DCEU, Dwayne Johnson is trying to insert himself into WrestleMania's XL main event scene at Cody Rhodes' expense.
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Netflix will provide the biggest opportunity for Will & Harper to reach a huge audience. But the streamer also has a thorny past regarding trans issues.
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Get in, loser, we're going to rank all three Mean Girls movies. Yes, three, including the 2011 sequel that everyone forgot about.
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Come on down to the friendliest pizzeria in town! These Five Nights at Freddy's vinyl soundtracks have glow-in-the-dark covers to light your way.
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Carl Weathers, the man behind Apollo Creed in the Rocky franchise and Greef Karga in The Mandalorian, has died at the age of 76.
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If studios are looking to replicate the viral success of Prime Video's animated series Hazbin Hotel, they can start by investing in an artist's vision.
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Dylan O'Brien, Cory Michael Smith, and Lamorne Morris are among those who are now set to play SNL legends in Jason Reitman's Saturday Night Live film, SNL 1975.
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Check out the trailer for director Guy Ritchie's newest action film, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, featuring Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, and more.