“Buckle up, darlings,” warns Billy Bloom, the adolescent protagonist of “Freak Show,” with his most salacious Bette Davis sneer. “I’m gonna take you on a little ride I call my life.

The funniest throwaway moment in Freak Show, an unsteady coming-of-age fantasy, finds Billy Bloom (Alex Lawther), a gay teenager with a penchant for sequins and feather boas, introducing himself ...

Trudie Styler is directing the film, which began shooting this week in New York. “Freak Show” follows Billy Bloom (Lawther), a cross-dressing teenager and new student at an ultra-conservative ...

Freak Show.' By David Rooney Chief Film Critic Toning down his look for the first day at his new school into something reminiscent of Culture Club-era Boy George, Billy introduces himself to the ...