This document discusses a list of 10 outsider films from 2010 that are unusual and off the mainstream. It notes that finding truly unique, undiscovered films is becoming more difficult due to technology and the internet connecting filmmakers and audiences. One of the films on the list, Best Worst Movie, is a documentary about the cult film Troll 2 and interviews its former child star who is willing to discuss his role in the notoriously bad film. The documentary uses the cult following of Troll 2 to explore the phenomenon of a meaningless film becoming a nostalgic cult hit.

1. Ten films from beyond the norm, each one making 2010 that much more memorable. Here's
hoping this list inspires you to seek out the weird and the wild, beginning with a cartoon that is
as far from kiddie fodder as possible...
Outsider films are, dare it be said, a dying breed. Thanks to updates in technology, new and
novel means of distribution, and the bandwagon like call to arms that is the Internet, even the
most reclusive cinematic “genius” is bound to be discovered (and if the biz has anything to say
about it, exploited). This doesn’t mean that every movie made sees the light of an everyday
release, but it does make it harder and harder to stay in the background. Websites strive on
uncovering the unique and unsung, and as such, banking on the uniqueness to raise their always
struggling profiles. It’s the same here at Short Ends and Leader. After 12 months of sifting
through the celluloid remnants, offering up a compendium of ten heretofore unknown treats is
difficult, if not impossible. Still, in the annual spirit of such a discussion, we will give it a well-
considered whirl.
#4: Best Worst Movie (dir. Michael Stephenson)
Helmed by Michael Stephenson, a former child star who actually appeared in the original Troll 2
(and is willing to admit it), this hilarious documentary uses the current cult over the title
claptrap to cover a lot of ground. Some of its is purely nostalgic. At other instances, it’s a
pointed glimpse behind the making of a meaningless phenom. But when it gets down to the
nitty gritty of the personalities and people involved, a proposed backstage glimpse at an
arguably forgotten flop turned into another cinematic creature all together, it’s fascinating,
funny, and sometimes rather frightening.