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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The new DC Universe has found its Supergirl in House of the Dragon star Milly Alcock.
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Sydney Sweeney's horror film Immaculate reunites her with director Michael Mohan, who was also at the helm of two of her most fascinating previous projects.
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After over 30 years and 1500 episodes, WWE's flagship program, Raw, (or Monday Night Raw) is becoming a streaming exclusive for Netflix.
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The blood-soaked Death Wish series spans five Charles Bronson movies, a remake starring Bruce Willis, and one unofficial franchise entry with Kevin Bacon.
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The 1970s horror movie Antrum resulted in the deaths of at least 85 people. Except it didn't, because the movie doesn't really exist. Sort of. Here's the deal.
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When they first revived The Twilight Zone in 1985, they hired an at the time relative unknown named Bruce Willis for their debut episode.
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Zac Efron's turn as wrestler Kevin Von Erich in A24's The Iron Claw is being turned into an official action figure for your wrestling memorabilia collection.
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Charles Entertainment Cheese is at it again, and now he's coming to your television: A Chuck E. Cheese game show is on the way from the makers of Top Chef.
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The box office isn't everything when it comes to a film's success, as we saw in 2023 with animated movies like Elemental and Nimona.
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Before she won an Oscar for Room, and before she joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as Captain Marvel, Brie Larson was a child actor.
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Paul Walter Hauser had a very strange Emmys acceptance speech after winning for Black Bird... unless you're a fan of pro wrestling.
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Carter Smith's The Passenger, a spiritual successor to The Hitcher and one of 2023's most under-seen horror films, is worth seeking out on Prime Video.
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It's one thing to know an animated film like Nimona is important. It's another thing entirely to experience that importance in real time.
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David Gordon Green is out as the director of The Exorcist: Deceiver at Universal, and a new director is being sought for the planned Exorcist: Believer sequel.
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Jerskin Fendrix's excellent score for writer/director Yorgos Lanthimos' spectacular 2023 film Poor Things, starring Emma Stone, is now available for pre-order.
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The Zone of Interest features a subtle but terrifying soundscape that should leave audiences deeply unsettled. Here's how the filmmakers pulled it off.
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Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are reuniting for the 28 Days Later sequel, 28 Years Later, hoping to spark a new trilogy of zombie horror films.
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Hey Twihards, your time has come. ColourPop is releasing a line of official Twilight Saga cosmetics, including eyeshadow palettes, highlighters, and more.
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The Mean Girls movie musical is a fun and totally fetch amalgamation of both eras of Cady, Regina, Gretchen, Karen, Janis, and Damian.
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Barbie and Bottoms are two of the best movies of 2023, and they both took unique approaches to fighting the patriarchy. Here's how they did it.
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Mike Mitchell took a week off from directing Shrek Forever After to go work on David Lynch's Inland Empire, and who can blame him?
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Dan Stevens got up close and personal with the Eighth Wonder of the World in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
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Viking cheer! Gerard Butler will return as Stoick the Vast in the live-action adaptation of How To Train Your Dragon.
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Katt Williams stood up to the filmmakers of Friday After Next and had a sexual assault scene removed, and viewers and the movie are better off because of it.
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We spoke with Night Swim co-writer/director Bryce McGuire about adapting his short film and nailing the right tone for a haunted swimming pool movie.
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In our interview, Night Swim stars Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon tell us about comparisons to The Shining, the trickiness of acting underwater, and more.
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After playing Harley Quinn across three movies, Margot Robbie is totally fine with other actors taking over the role, not unlike Batman himself.