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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Euphoria season 3 is, at long last, gearing up to begin production (though it better include a time jump).
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Here's how The Boys showrunner reacted when Antony Starr unexpectedly started laughing maniacally during a Homelander scene in the fourth episode of season 4.
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Shelley Duvall, the the generational talent of Robert Altman's filmography and star of The Shining has died. She was 75.
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Netflix's docuseries The Man With 1,000 Kids shines a light on just how wildly unethical the donor conception industry can be.
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Ryan Butcher on The Boys has actually been played by three actors, including twin brothers Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti.
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Blumhouse's horror film AfrAId looks like a scarier version of the '90s Disney Channel Original Movie Smart House.
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MaXXXine highlights the similarities between horror and adult films, from the physical demands they put on actors to the social stigmas around them.
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Did you notice that the actor who played Ryan Butcher on The Boys was recast between seasons 1 and 2? Here's why that recasting needed to happen.
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Beloved legendary comedian, actor, musician, and painter Martin Mull has passed away. The singular talent was 80.
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A character from A Quiet Place Part II shows up in the new prequel A Quiet Place: Day One.
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Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o stars in A Quiet Place: Day One, but director Michael Saronski's set was dictated by her cat co-star.
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MaXXXine is an erotic cataclysm of gnarly kills, featuring another powerhouse performance from Mia Goth. Here's our review.
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MaXXXine concludes Ti West's horror trilogy, building on the events of X and Pearl. Here's what you need to remember for the film.
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House of the Dragon season 2, episode 2 has Aegon making terrible decisions that will have disastrous results for him going forward.
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Hundreds of actors have played Sherlock Holmes over the years, but here are the 10 best actors ranked - from Basil Rathbone to Benedict Cumberbatch.
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Homer Simpson has frequently been a terrible husband to Marge on The Simpsons. But in a 2018 book, actress Julie Kavner explained why Marge has stayed with him.
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When Donald Sutherland was cast in The Hunger Games, he wrote a letter talking about the strengths of his character, Corolanius Snow. Here are some excerpts.
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The M3GAN universe is expanding with SOULM8TE, a 1990s-style erotic horror-thriller from Blumhouse and James Wan's Atomic Monster.
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House of the Dragon season 2 has a new opening credits sequence, and showrunner Ryan Condal explains why they made such a big change.
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How Inside Out 2, and its new character Anxiety, inspired an emotional and deeply personal reaction for one writer.
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The Imaginary is a film that demands to be seen by as many people as possible - regardless of age. Here's our review of the animated Netflix movie.
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Pixar's sequel Inside Out 2 continues to deconstruct how our minds work. Let's unpack the film's emotional ending.
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House of the Dragon season 2 centers on the battle for control of the Iron Throne. Here's our guide to those backing Rhaenyra Targaryen on Team Black.
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2024's imaginary friend movie trend continues with Netflix's The Imaginary, a gorgeous-looking animated fantasy feature from Studio Ponoc.
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Sleepaway Camp is one of most infamous slashers of all time, so of course there were sequels. Here's the correct viewing order for this disastrous series.
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The real-life stalker who allegedly inspired the character Martha in Netflix's Baby Reindeer is suing the streamer over claims that include defamation.
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Dakota Fanning's character in The Watcher is named Mina, and in an interview, the actress told us she loved the nod to the Dracula character of the same name.