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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M*A*S*H's main characters were often seen drinking in the first couple seasons, but after a call from a baseball legend, the writers reconsidered these habits.
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Fans of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation have long wondered about one thing ... and an amateur sleuth on Reddit may have finally cracked the answer.
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Platonic, the Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen Apple TV+ comedy series that more people should be watching, is officially coming back for a second season.
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The Purge movies are the most overtly political film franchise in American history. These films are not afraid to get in your face with their messages.
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The Iron Claw is an emotionally eviscerating watch anchored by one of the best ensemble casts of the year.
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Fans of apocalyptic vehicular mayhem, rejoice! Twisted Metal season 2 has officially been ordered at Peacock, and we can't wait.
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DUST is the science fiction sister platform of ALTER, and it has some of the best science fiction short films that you can watch online.
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Charles Melton has been killing it on the big and small screen for years, not just on Riverdale, but his performance there is something to marvel at.
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Check out the newest trailer for the WWII epic Masters of the Air limited series starring Austin Butler.
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She's bulletproof, nothing to lose, and now M3GAN has her own t-shirt and hoodie, courtesy of the horror fans over at Cavity Colors. Check them out here!
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The Netflix film May December almost had some different behind-the-camera creatives involved. Unexpected circumstances caused changes at the last minute.
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Sadly, it seems that the Apple TV+ animated series Central Park is no more. And that's a shame, because it was a great show.
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Kingsley Ben-Adir plays the titular Jamaican musical legend, activism hero, and Rastafari icon in the trailer for Bob Marley: One Love.
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Thanks to a certain social media platform, people mistakenly took an auto-theft scene from the Netflix movie Athena as an act of real-life political unrest.
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Christopher Miller and Phil Lord's Across the Spider-Verse is a feat of filmmaking, something they derived inspiration from a classic Hollywood epic.
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Jennifer Aniston and Leah Remini were in a tight race for the role of Serafina on Cheers, but both went on to become sitcom legends in their own rights.
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As a poet once said, The Boys are back in town. Watch The Boys season 4 trailer right here and see what mayhem is instore for the newest season.
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Let's talk about the ending of Todd Haynes' May December starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Charles Melton, now streaming on Netflix.
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AI should be used as a tool and nothing more, say Spider-Verse helmers Christopher Miller and Phil Lord. Here's what they have to say.
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In an interview with /Film, Rob Reiner shares how Stand By Me reflects feelings and moments in his own life.
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A medically-enhanced stunt thought up by Steve-O proved to be too risky for Jackass, so now it appears in his special Bucket List instead.
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Jackass member Steve-O has a new stand-up special featuring jokes, pranks and stunts, and one of the bits involving public nudity really stressed him out.
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Beloved actor Walton Goggins plays a ghoul in the Fallout TV series, but don't worry – this mutated monster is still going to be a handsome devil.
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Ariana DeBose's Asha in Disney's Wish isn't just the newest female lead, she's the embodiment of every princess and heroine that came before.
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Jenna Ortega has officially dropped out of Scream 7. But this has been in the works for a while, as discussions about her exit were being had months ago.
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While it could have been a simple homage in honor of the 100-year anniversary, the Wish end credits scene provides a musing on the legacy of Disney animation.
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There are upwards of 150 Disney Easter eggs in Wish, so let's just go over the best homages and blink-and-you'll-miss-it nods to the studio's history.