August 2024 Movies Ranked

[@dalefutrelle1441]

Romulus was the only film that I ever watched twice in the theatres because it was THAT good.

[@rogdawg123]

romulus was amazing 👍👍

[@hadenbaker2108]

4:25 clipped this hilarious moment 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffdiggs7030]

Yea karmas a b*** 😂😂

[@FunkyButtLuvin]

The fact you just had your 150k celebration and you’re at 158k already makes me confident you will be at 200k to start 2025

[@CodyLeachYT]

Thank you. That would be awesome!

[@Villakeen]

Gluck Gluck Gluck

[@sulite79]

Frailty is very underated film.

[@tadeusticeghostal]

I saw Longlegs, Maxxxine and Oddity in one day. Never done a triple feature and it was so much gd fun. Then the next week there was Cuckoo and Strange Darling... so yea it was a good month. ...Just realized some were in July but whatever. Woot 😊

[@DerMoerpler]

Damn that sounds like one hell of a fun day, Maxxxine was great. I haven't seen Longlegs or Oddity yet but I know enough about the first one to know that it's exactly my shit and I've heard almost nothing but solid to good reviews of Oddity. I have some free time this weekend and a horror triple feature sounds like the right thing to do.

[@ricketygondola]

That sounds awesome! How tired were you by the end? I don't think I would be able to get through all 3 without getting at least a bit exhausted.

[@thebookgeek87]

At one of my local theaters they were showing a bunch of older movies from the 80s. I did a double feature, watching Gremlins from the 80s & then Longlegs immediately after. Went by myself & it was a great night

[@tadeusticeghostal]

@ricketygondola Surprisingly it wasn't too bad. I spaced them out throughout the day so I was able to take breaks and eat and all that. I saw Longlegs with my kids who love horror so that was great, Maxxxine was once of my most anticipated movies and then I went in completely blind for Oddity and that turned out to be my favorite of the three. Idk if there's ever going to be another time where there's three quality horror movies or movies in general that I'm interested in on one day so I'm glad I was able to have that experience. Definitely recommend. Lol

[@tadeusticeghostal]

@thebookgeek87 Yea I love seeing the classics in the theater. I think it's so cool that they're doing that so often now. Back in the day that was such a rarity to be able to catch those movies on the big screen. Now there's always some classic playing.

[@weirdguy1495]

"I drink liquor and say 'fuck' onstage, karma's a bitch!" How did you so succinctly act out an edgy former child star's schtick so well?

[@ariz347]

The way I was able to guess the top three without even seeing the video yet 😄

[@interestingusername306]

Cuckoo makes me so happy in so many ways. It's rare to see a good German movie and even rarer to see it get international attention, let alone at this scale. Thought it was a rad slow burn mystery horror thing that just kinda does what it wants, delivers an awesome finale and ends. Absolutely insane year for horror.

[@Aus10-1]

Love your channel it's the best one on KZbin

[@CodyLeachYT]

Thank you so much

[@Aus10-1]

@CodyLeachYT hey mam have you ever seen apostle on net flix with Dan Steven's? Idk I thought it was awesome

[@phee19]

This is one of my favorite new KZbin channels I’ve found. Love the way Cody keeps it brief but thorough

[@doubleessportsfanaticspodcast]

I might've loved it more than most, but Stream was my favorite of the month, and shares favorite of the year with Late Night With The Devil. Very innovative and well done slasher!

[@JaSoNfAn222]

That Jojo siwa impression damn near took me out 😂🤣 It was actually pretty spot on.

[@jeffluoma3594]

1. Alien Romulus 2. Strange Darling(Saw in Sept. 1st, but counting it) 3. Cuckoo 4. Trap 5. Blink Twice 6. Skincare 7. Afraid 8. Slingshot 9. Borderlands

[@courtstuck6739]

I do have to wonder if Cody likes these types of comments, it kind of spoils his video so people wouldn’t have to watch. Just a thought

[@GrallusHAWO]

@@courtstuck6739 You think he'd be against someone posting their own list?

[@Jimmyriddle1]

@@GrallusHAWOthe person above clearly hasn’t watched Cody’s vid and is presuming the above comment has leaked Cody’s list in the comments not their own 😂

[@courtstuck6739]

You are all absolutely correct, I mistakenly posted this comment prior to watching thinking he had spoiled Cody’s ranking! Sorry about that 💀👩🏻‍🦯 embarrassing lol

[@KrystleLovesHorror]

I don’t even know much about Jojo Siwa, but why was that impersonation so accurate? 🤣

[@effbeingsadwithtiffanyann24]

I follow Cody because I love his horror content and commentary. As a former dancer, I used to watch every single dance shows and movies, so as odd as it is, I followed Jojo since she was a kid and started on a show called “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition” and this show was on in like 2012? This kid came out for the cameras obviously on a “reality” show and her mom was bragging she bleached her 7-year-olds hair monthly. I’m not a parent, but I was truly in shock. This kid was super obnoxious and the producers of the show wanted her to be on “Dance Moms” because they thought she’d help increase ratings which apparently she did. Idk, I guess she had a really positive influence on kids for a long time and thought she was a singer and I stopped following her a long time ago, but holy 💩, I didn’t even know she was an adult anymore and “Jojo with the bow bow” stuck with her that she now needs to tell people she needs to drink and swear? And she acts? Oh dear, that is scary.

[@captainredfield1179]

Agreed on Romulus. Really tense and great movie, finally another good Alien movie.

[@spiderguy418]

So many serial killer thrillers this year (Trap, Strange Darling, MaXXXine, Longlegs) - Strange Darling is easily the best though, in my opinion

[@gorejess17]

The Jojo impression was 10/10. I also have been exposed to her via tiktok with no prior knowledge of her lol

[@NickElliott-dv8vn]

Love hearing you talk films, brother! You, Off The Shelf Reviews and the Meniacal Cinophile are my go-to people. Thanks again for another great vid.

[@MichaelGreen-1993]

It’s a great time to be an Alien & Predator fan 😃

[@cable54-guy15]

I loved Cuckoo and Strange Darling. Best surprises of the year so far for me.

[@robertbrunello]

Thanks Cody!

[@anthonycoleman6213]

One of the things that bothered me with "Trap" was that it undid its big twist. The t-shirt guy told him that the concert was a setup to catch the serial killer. When they got out of the car to go to the concert, the daughter said, "I can't believe she added this afternoon concert." But in the end, we discover that the wife left a ticket stub at the crime scene to tip off the police. So that means he was already going before the concert was set up as a trap. The movie can't have it both ways.

[@jaihunter3281]

It’s good to see crow isn’t dead last. Underrated movie.

[@EllissEscapade]

Love ya videos cody. I watch them a bunch to keep me company whilst working the night shift. My August list goes as follows: 9. Borderlands (1.5 ⭐️) 8. Jackpot (2.5 ⭐️) 7. The Crow (3 ⭐️) 6. Cuckoo (3.5 ⭐️) 5. Trap (3.5 ⭐️) 4. Blink Twice (4.0 ⭐️) 3. Kneecap (4.0 ⭐️) 2. Touch (4.0 ⭐️) 1. Alien Romulus (4.5 ⭐️)

[@JakeDHS07]

Glad you're back and feeling better brother. Looking forward to adding some of these to my watchlist 🤘

[@thaguyKarlos]

Strange Darling was awesome! Tied with Cuckoo for my favorites this year.

[@iamjackspyramidshapedhelmet]

A ‘modern version of Se7en’ would be my worst nightmare come to life, let’s not will this into existence 😭

[@FirstnameLastname-qc3xx]

Finally got a chance to sit and see the watchers and man I slept on this one. It was really good.

[@Nsellz]

Blink Twice, solid movie! Interesting from start to finish, I enjoyed the end also

[@AbefromAZ]

Blink twice was definitely a mixed bag but still looking forward to Kravitz next project.

[@kylereno5383]

Killer content as usual my freind!! Keep on rockin' on!!🤘🤘

[@DaughterOfTheKingdom16]

Okay so I saw Cuckoo on a whim just randomly and IM SOO glad I Did. it was one of my favorite movies of the year.

[@MelLovesMoviesAndBooks]

I liked Blink Twice. A slog of a beginning but then I began to be entertained when a disappearance happens. Was looking forward to video from you on it, but happy to see it higher than what I thought on your list! 😂❤ 20:08

[@VanityDivined]

Strange Darling is my favorite of the year thus far. Excellent performance by Willa

[@sad_dad]

The decline of Blumhouse needs to be studied 😂 it’s so sad

[@KamenOOORider]

I absolutely agree with Alien: Romulus! Thank you! I was beginning to feel like I was the only one on the internet who loved it 😅

[@BzFlix]

4:28 I loved this part 😂

[@KiramidHead]

Hopefully Whannell's The Wolf Man will break Blumhouse's bad streak.

[@jamesjimbob71]

the date that was supposed to come out has changed from october 25th to january 17th, which sucks

[@DerMoerpler]

​@@jamesjimbob71 Shit, I was looking forward to that. I hope that's not a bad sign for the quality of the film.

[@jamesjimbob71]

@@DerMoerpler hopefully it won't but thats what happened to the 210 film, mind you i thought it was good as well as the directors cut

[@DerMoerpler]

@@jamesjimbob71 Here's to hoping and trusting in Leigh Whannell, who hasn't disappointed me yet. There are not enough good werewolf movies for my taste.

[@maricon_carne]

Jason Blum's biggest mistake was naming his company after himself if he wasnt planning on only producing prestige films, but since he did he's the captain and, when the ship goes down...

[@zukini8763]

A friend and I went to see I Saw the TV Glow because we were out and near a movie theater. The premise sounded appealing, so we checked it out. When the movie ended, we just both looked at each other wordlessly and then burst into laughter, like wtf was that?! We hated it.

[@bryantllamas3451]

Hey Cody. Great video and another great month of excellent reviewing. Keep up the hard work, and I can't wait to see more of your videos this year. I would like to know if you are willing to make a video of ranking the top movies of the year so far, staring from January to August.

[@sashachernyak7058]

I really enjoy your content, i am grateful you are genuine and not negative or cynical

[@morcela-gamer6981]

❤ I was waiting thanks

[@TheLongestTake]

This month had some really really good hits

[@Gav_Noctem]

I hope Blum house never gets the rights to any horror icons like Jason or Freddy

[@DripsawKilla]

Getting a new Nightmare on Elm Street movie made by Blumhouse would be some real monkey’s paw shit!

[@mikesreviews844]

Hate to break it to ya but they already did 😂. Michael Myers!

[@kieranedwards1172]

well they have the license and are making a film about the game Dead By Daylight which includes Freddy.... id be concerned.

[@LayzeeJay]

@@kieranedwards1172that game had to get licensing for most of the characters so likely nothing to worry about. They have a decent amount of original characters anyway

[@husker4life109]

They already did bruh Michael myers

[@RJW1967]

Looking forward to Cuckoo and it must be said Steam, loved the Alien flick, saw it on the big screen in Northern Ireland whilst on holiday, great gory fun. Gotta say, I was so looking forward to Trap for all the wrong reasons, your review was one of the funniest ever, and yes I loved it, FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS!, it's so ridiculous, the plot, the Key Stone Cops, the 45 minute 's of nepotism, the twist upon twist!!! Keep rocking from the UK!

[@DripsawKilla]

Coming from a guy who usually agrees with your takes, I’m shocked to see you have Cuckoo over Strange Darling. I watched both off of your recommendation, and I feel that while Cuckoo is an okay horror movie with 2 or 3 legitimately great scares, Strange Darling is arguably the best film that I’ve seen all year. I guess that’s one of the aspects of watching movies that makes me love it so much; we all have our own unique opinions and rankings on things. Love it! I think Strange Darling is up there with Barbarian and X as the three best horror films of the decade thus far.

[@Joe-ws1zr]

That’s the great thing about movies. We each have our opinions and take-away from film. I enjoyed barbarian but I don’t see it as peak by any means and that goes for X as well and that’s ok. Awesome you enjoy those films

[@jeffzachry7519]

@@Joe-ws1zrBarbarian was one that was an awesome idea, but personally i hated the ending. i felt like it could’ve been so much more

[@SlasherInSuits]

I’d put strange darling 2nd cuckoo 3rd. Then stream maybe but pretty accurate list.

[@Stefan_Gerards]

i'll be shocked if Alien: Romulus doesn't end up being my favourite film of the year. the horror vibes, the cinematography, the score, the acting, the practical effects.. hook it into my VEINS!

[@Saltyaf38]

I liked The Crow

[@lankeysob]

You aren’t the only one

[@28llperez]

I for one really liked Trap and so did the handful of people I know who watched it. Looking forward to Cukoo, ill have to make that a halloween watch.

[@andreimcallister1365]

I’m telling yall, this is the year of sci-fi

[@OGMillyMillz_]

Knowing how much Cody loved Trap, it should be his number one😂😂😂

[@CodyLeachYT]

Who?

[@OGMillyMillz_]

@@CodyLeachYT my mistake 😂

[@hunterstasak8804]

@@CodyLeachYT😭😭😭😭

[@davidbustos8955]

I lauging my ass off over the jojo siwa impression 😂😂

[@lankeysob]

I love the Crow reboot. Saw it twice and actually prefer it to the original which just didn’t hit the same way after watching again as an adult. A lot of the “flaws” people found with the film I just didn’t agree with.

[@RemedyPlays]

I enjoyed Trap for what it was. I hated his daughter (m.night) her acting was terrible. But Josh Hartnet knocked it outta the park. 4.5/5 for me personally. Respect everyone's opinions though

[@tmovies92]

My Ranking of August 1-Alien: Romulus 2-Blink Twice 3-Trap 4-Strange Darling 5-It Ends with Us 6-Didi 7-Adam Sandler: Love You 8-Cuckoo 9-Incoming 10-Gary 11-Thhe Deliverance 12-Rob Peace 13-Jackpot 14-Greedy People 15-The Instigators 16-One Fast Move 17-Watchmen: Chapter 1 18-Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes 19-The Supremes at Earl's All You Can Eat 20-Hell Hole 21-The Killer 22-The Union 23-The Mouse Trap 24-Harold and the Purple Crayon 25-Saving Bikini Botom 26-Crescent City 27-Borderlands 28-The Crow

[@doubleessportsfanaticspodcast]

Also, I share your disappointment with Trap. Was so happy to see Josh Hartnett back on our screen, especially with a much better haircut than he had in the late nineties lol, but this film was by far the biggest disappointment of the year. Someone said this before, I think it might have been you, M Night Shyamalan literally hits on maybe two out of every five films

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Great video and ranking Cody my favorite movie of the month was Deadpool and wolverine

[@seanrobertson3462]

Cuckoo was ok, didn’t like strange darling, without the out of order telling it’s a straightforward story with one twist…alien was awesome…always love the recaps Cody! Great job!

[@bookingjr7220]

Stream getting its own separate review but not blink twice is insane

[@hansgraichen8051]

The 1971 film the Zodiac Killer was made with the intent to entice the real Zodiac Killer to the theatre like a trap. You have to wonder if The Trap was inspired by this time they really tried to catch a serial killer in a theatre. Tom Hansen, the director, rented out the Golden Gate Theatre with the intent of luring the Zodiac Killer with the screenings of his movie.

[@Tyler_W]

As far as movies releasing this month (I saw many other 2024 movies this month), I only saw Trap and Alien Romulus. Both I enjoyed for what they were, but I get the hate. Trap did have some good suspense, but there were some jumps in logic that did leave me puzzled a bit. A little tightening of the script could have made this a top 5 Shyamalan movie, but as it is, I'd say ot's comfortably middle of the pack. Alien Romulus was entertaining. I agree with you about the positives, but i also agree with the critics who said this was basically just a greatest hits movie that didn't really bring anything new to the table. It did just rehash a bunch of elements of the older films. In isolation (yes, I used that word on purpose, lol), it's a perfectly entertaining movie, and if someone is fine with it rehashing everything that came before, that's cool. I'm somewhere between the lovers and the haters. What it does do it does really well. It's just that it doesn't try to go beyond that (even the final act was done in Resurrection, though this does it better imo). I would love to see Strange Darling, but its not showing anywhere near me. Poor promotion and limited releases are why more people don't support good original films anymore.

[@my3rs307]

I only watched The Crow, Trap and Alien Romulus so here it is: 1.Alien Romulus 2. The Crow 3. Trap

[@amandacee113]

The Jojo Siwa impression 💀😂

[@andreimcallister1365]

Didi is easily my favorite. Yall seriously need to see it

[@joeabernathy5402]

Blumhouse has fallen really far from the highs of Sinister and Get Out.

[@davsny5]

So true, I really enjoyed Sinister 2 2015. Then you have stinkers like The Happy Death Day movies and Truth or Dare

[@joeabernathy5402]

@davsny5 Sinister 2 is a movie I've done a complete 180 on. I hated it when it came out because you can tell creatively that they never intended for sequels, but I like the deputy, and I think he's good in it. They followed it up the logical way they could that wasn't a copy-paste job of the original, and Blumhouse has definitely made substantially worse films since.

[@17samalex]

Jo Jo was on DANCE MOM 'S

[@JustinWilliams367]

Alien: Romulus Kneecap Blink Twice The Supremes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat 1992 It Ends With Us Borderlands The Crow

[@alexpletcher4365]

Nothing better could've came out to make my drive to Savannah funner. As for my August: 1. Strange Darling 2. Trap 3. Alien Romulus 4. Harold and the Purple Crayon 5. Blink Twice 6. Cuckoo 7. Mickey's Mouse Trap 8. The Killer 9. Borderlands 10. The Crow

[@CarnagedZaraki]

I just seen Alien Romulus last night, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The annoying guy's death I thought was dumb honestly but was nice to see him get his. With that said, my opinion, this is the 4th best Alien movie. I have Aliens and Alien at 1&2. My guilty pleasure that I enjoy at 3 is Alien Resurrection and then Romulus.

[@jotade2098]

The Jojo Siwa impersonation LMAO :)

[@ZtothaO]

🫡 Cody! Best horror channel in the game

[@MahrtianJukebox]

Should do a tier list on Ice Nine Kills horror movie songs

[@alessobizan9688]

Just love timestamp 4:41

[@CorpusMovieMan672]

I'm very disappointed that Cuckoo hasn't come to my town, as many times as I saw the trailer, I really wanted to see it. Also bummed that Strange Darling came to town in one theater for a week and I didn't know, and with my work schedule I wasn't able to see it after i figured it out. I'm looking forward to seeing both somehow down the road, hopefully more sooner than later.

[@Trill_Tour]

My top 2 (by a mile) would be Strange Darling and Didi. Didi is by far the most underrated movie of the year. My theater was having a blast

[@rogdawg123]

alien romulus and strange darling for the win 💪

[@alextownley9388]

The last 6 years have felt like a flash in the pan to me lol. I’ll be 30 in February, and it feels like I was graduating high school maybe 8 years ago not 11.

[@MichaelTomsyck]

7. Borderlands-A totally misguided video game adaptation that includes a cast with zero chemistry, very questionable editing and VFX, and a story without tension, which makes for easily the worst Eli Roth movie I’ve seen 6. The Crow-Even though there’s some serviceable violence here, this re-adaptation of The Crow story falls flat on its face when it comes to telling an inspired narrative and having something to say 5. Jackpot!-Another streaming project that’s high energy enough to not click away, but with nothing to make it memorable after the credits roll 4. Trap-A middle of the road film from M. Night Shyamalan that doesn’t make the overt mistakes of M. Night films like Lady in the Water or Old, but doesn’t tap into the human experience like he did from 1999 to 2002 3. Cuckoo-A tension and atmosphere filled horror film from Neon with a nutty performance from Dan Stevens and a narrative with twists and turns that certainly kept me guessing to make for something I’ll be going back to at some point 2. Alien: Romulus-A rather solid Alien experience with plenty of tension and atmosphere, Fede Álvarez direction, two interesting lead characters, good enough commentary, and great practical effects to make for a worthy addition to the franchise 1. Strange Darling-A great, subversive serial killer thriller with a great performance from Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner as well as a story structure that consistently reframes the characters and events from start to finish Here are the August 2024 I didn’t watch Afraid AMFAD All My Friends Are Dead The Becomers Between the Temples Blink Twice Catching Dust City of Dreams The Clean Up Crew Crescent City The Deliverance Detained Duchess The Firing Squad First Shift The Forge Girl You Know It’s True Greedy People Good One Harold and the Purple Crayon The Investigators It Ends with Us The Killer Mountains 1992 One Fast Move Place of Bones Reagan Rob Pearce Ryan’s World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie Skincare Stream Trust in Love The Union Watchmen: Chapter 1 You Gotta Believe

[@ThiefofRPGistheWanderingSoul]

I convinced my Mom to go see Blink Twice over AfrAId, (Strange Darling and Cuccoo aren't playing anywhere near me for those who'll ask). She really enjoyed it, with how I surprised her with it. Glad I didn't need to sit through AfrAId. I have never felt more accomplished. I'm also interested in what Zoe Kravitz will do in the future, Uncle Sean suggested Nightmare on Elm Street, which might fit.

[@Dontannoyme34894]

Blink twice was so crazy it really surprised me, but also a lot of weird choices made…

[@lovehatething]

OUT COME THE WOLVES

[@992Twoface]

Man now I have even more regrets thats I didn’t go to Gathering Of Ghouls, would’ve been awesome to meet you

[@tombruncker7013]

Alien: Romulus is the only film I saw last month and it was the only film I needed to see damm I loved it

[@rogdawg123]

romulus was awesome 👌

[@GetFramed]

Honestly Trap is really growing on me. The logic is nonexistent, but it interestingly deals with parasocial relationships, social media, parenthood, celebrity influence and addiction. I think there’s a lot to read into and above all, I found it hilarious. I get if you can’t get past the logic stuff, but I really like it.

[@Mark-g8k7w]

Everyone should save their money and watch the original crow on Pluto

[@alex.is.lame.]

Everything that I know about Jojo Siwa has been learned against my will lmao

[@peanutboy999]

I don’t get why The Crow gets soooo much hate, it’s pretty meh but entertaining enough imo.

[@taylorpack7705]

I just didn’t like the whole story of them being these criminals on the run. The first one they’re good kind hearted people that even look after Sarah and you get behind the crow for taking his revenge. This new one just gave us 2 convicts that I don’t care for and it goes too into the weird stuff

[@taylorpack7705]

1. Alien: Romulus 2. Cuckoo 3. Strange darling 4. Afraid 5. Trap 6. The crow 7. Borderlands

[@supermart0518]

4:27 WTF funny

[@N33D3D]

The full Borderlands movie is already on KZbin 🤷🤣

[@LB-tu2fk]

Does anyone know how to watch Stream? I’m really wanting to but have no idea where I can. Will it be available on streaming somewhere? Is it in theaters?

[@ZuberiMcClinton]

4:25 LMFAO

[@dawsonsfilmchannel]

Cody, Yes I agree with everything you said about Blink Twice - the ending COMPELETELY contradicts the theme of the entire film. My only question is...why was this film made and who was it made for? Also, if Zoe knows something about the Hollywood elite, how about exposing them instead making a "fictional" film about it.

[@BugCatcherDHawk]

I was so bored with the Prometheus storyline of Alien, as a huge fan of the Alien/s, Alien Romulus was perfect to me. Thank you, Fede Alvarez.

[@17samalex]

Eli left to do Thanksgiving. he was done with Boderlands

[@samiraschadt8480]

Love it

[@timk6181]

That thing about horror alumni in Stream is my only worry about Terrifier 3. There was a constant stream hey, this guy is going to be in it...well all those guys are going to want a big moment and if they give it it's going to start feeling like scenes shoehorned in just for them. I'm hoping Leone is savvy enough to avoid that. I'm with you in Alien Romulus. I loved it and am quite surprised too at how divisive it. I know the weird CGI Ian Holmuculus was fucking terrible, but everything else was great.

[@Apostate_Alexei]

Blumhouse is hit-or-miss. ... but mostly miss.

[@jacketernity4609]

Great video as always! Do you still plan on finishing Alien Isolation at some point? Keep it up.