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 ...

which Billy enters as a means of expressing himself and to give some healthy competition to the wretched queen bee Lynette (Abigail Breslin). “Freak Show” is carried by a fully committed ...

“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.

Freak Show's proudly queer protagonist, Billy Bloom (Alex Lawthe), decides to run for homecoming queen. And while the new movie's depiction of bullying will feel painfully familiar to anyone who ...

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 ...