“The film implicitly offers the uneasy exploitative thrills of a traveling freak show from its cast of known attractions, to its title and its sensational carnival barker opening moments which literally busts through the screen at you. But once it gets going, its perspective on its performer characters shows that exploitation is certainly not the first thing Browning had in mind. Browning, who ran away to work in the circus at 16, first and foremost sees the ‘freaks’ as people."
~ Patrick J. Miller
Coming tonight at 9:00 PM: we honor our first short film of the year, a rockin’ tribute to bad boys and their toys.
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