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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With The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes now playing in theaters, here's how to watch the Hunger Games movies that came out before.
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A new Jason Bourne movie is in the works with Edward Berger in the director's chair, though there's no news yet whether Matt Damon will return.
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The voice you hear Rachel Zegler singing with in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was recorded live on set, that's how good she is!
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/Film spoke with Goosebumps EPs Nick Stoller, Hilary Winston, and Rob Letterman about the last two episodes of the Disney+ show and the possibility of season 2.
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget features some familiar voices from the first film, but two of the main characters have been recast. The filmmakers told us why.
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The Marvels star Iman Vellani is a fan of the MCU, so when she saw the mid-credits scene of her movie, she fangirled out for real.
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Nour Wazzi's new Famke Janssen-starring thriller, Locked In, is ruling the Netflix Top 10 charts. There's never enough Famke, so here's why people are watching!
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Now we know the secret to brains crushed under the boot of a Michael Myers acolyte in Halloween Ends: blood and breakfast.
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Netflix's Blue Eye Samurai is one of the best animated series of 2023. Here's why.
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Yellowjackets is finally getting the Funko POP treatment, and these Doomcoming-inspired figures are so much better than we could have anticipated.
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Now that the SAG and WGA strikes have been resolved, studios are rearranging their release calendars, starting with this spate of delays by Disney.
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Stay in your seat when the credits start rolling on The Marvels, because the post-credits scene teases a major shake-up for the MCU.
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After years of waiting, Mean Girls: The Musical is finally coming to the big screen. Watch the trailer for a sneak peek at Reneé Rapp's take on Regina George.
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Blue Eye Samurai follows Mizu, a mixed-race master of the sword who lives a life in disguise seeking to deliver revenge, and it's extremely violent and bloody.
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/Film caught up once again with The Nun II director Michael Chaves, who talked about the movie's ending and revealed some Easter eggs for fans to look for.
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Apple TV+ announced they're working on a new Peanuts movie set in the Big City.
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The final trailer for the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Marvels, has arrived ahead of its release on November 10.
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/Film spoke with It's A Wonderful Knife director Tyler MacIntyre and writer Michael Kennedy about their Christmas-set horror comedy, which stars Jane Widdop.
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A new adaptation of the James Clavell book Shogun is coming to FX, and it looks to be remedying many of the issues with the 1980s miniseries.
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Burning Betrayal is lighting up the Netflix top 10, and after watching it, it's very easy to see why. (Everyone's super hot and there's a lot of sex.)
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Just like The Boys, Gen V tackles relevant, real-world themes, including the radicalization of many by the Alt-Right.
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The Sylvester Stallone Netflix documentary Sly is often compelling, but frequently feels like it's rushing over certain topics. Read our review right here.
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The Five Nights at Freddy's movie makes some substantial alterations to the lore of the games. Here are the big changes the film made.
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The cast of Friends have released a joint statement about the passing of their co-star, Matthew Perry.
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Tis the season for murder and mayhem: Art the Clown is bringing his bloody talents to Christmas with Terrifier 3.
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Five Nights at Freddy's director Emma Tammi had a special plan for an underutilized character in the FNaF video games: the bite-sized animatronic Mr. Cupcake.
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Not every horror movie should be a terrifying gore fest. Indeed, it's good that Five Nights at Freddy's is intentionally a gateway horror film for kids.