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Troll 2

Not to be confused with the excellent Boston-based folk band, this might be the best worst movie ever made, according to the cottage industry that’s popped up around this 1990 disasterpiece, and it’s really hard to argue with them It’s full of classic moments that you’ve probably seen floating around on Youtube for years now, but the whole thing is worth a gander as well. The story of a family who goes on vacation to a strangely hospitable small town that’s actually full of goblins (if you thought they were trolls from the title, you’re mistaken), Troll 2 is an excellent party movie, one that will stump you with its weird filmmaking choices one minute and have you rolling on the floor with laughter at the next. It’s a shame that the companion documentary Best Worst Movie was taken off of Netflix last year, because it provides some interesting context, but this film can stand on its own (de)merits. (Hulu/Amazon)