One Track Mind with Ryan Luis Rodriguez

For our thirteenth episode, we’re skipping an original film and heading straight for its sequel: 1991’s black comedy cult classic “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey” as told by writers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon! Ryan's Recommendations: “Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back” (1980), “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984), and “Back to the Future Part II” (1989) For exclusive bonus c...

For our twelfth episode, Robb Maynard (Reels of Justice) joins the podcast for a discussion of the Criterion Collection commentary for 1954’s kaiju-defining masterpiece “Godzilla”. Ryan's Recommendations: “King Kong” (1933), “Son of Godzilla” (1967), and “Shin Godzilla” (2016) For exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://ww...

For our eleventh episode, it's the final installment of a trilogy of commentaries from John Carpenter and Kurt Russell: 1986’s “Big Trouble in Little China”! Ryan's Recommendations: “A Touch of Zen” (1971), “Once Upon a Time in China I-III” (1991-1992), and “Supercop” (1992) For exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://www....

For our tenth episode, it's the second installment of a trilogy of commentaries from John Carpenter and Kurt Russell: 1982’s practical effects horror masterpiece “The Thing”! Ryan's Recommendations: “Prince of Darkness” (1987), “They Live” (1988), and “In the Mouth of Madness” (1994) For exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: ht...

For our ninth episode, it's the first installment of a trilogy of commentaries from John Carpenter and Kurt Russell, beginning with the 1981 cult classic "Escape from New York"! Ryan's Recommendations: "The Fog" (1980), "Starman" (1984), and "Battle Beyond the Stars" (1980) For exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://www.p...

For our eighth episode, OTM welcomes a friend of the show, Mike White ("The Projection Booth" podcast), for a discussion of David Fincher's "Fight Club" DVD. We don't stick to the topic for very long, but at least you'll get some solid discussion of the hack menu for the long-out-of-print "Memento" disc! Ryan's Recommendations: "Trailer War" (2012), "42nd Street Forever" (2012), and "Terror in the...

For our seventh episode, it's Brad Bird's 2004 animated Pixar masterpiece "The Incredibles" as told by Bird and producer John Walker! How hard is it to make something so perfect? Why did it take until 2004 to simulate squash-and-stretch in the CG realm? Is recording commentaries before a theatrical release tempting fate? Should your wonky yet affable host ever make another episode without any clip...

For our sixth episode, it's the acclaimed 1999 film "Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace" as told by George Lucas and the film's crew! Did I say acclaimed? I meant the other thing. Do Lucas's movies work as silent films? Why is almost every single performance performed through ADR? Is racial stereotyping okay if those stereotypes are aliens? Does pod racing make any sense if you're not from Ta...

October is over! No more SPOOOOOKiness (for now)! And we're back to commentaries! For our fifth episode, it's 1988's live-action/animation hybrid masterpiece "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", as told by director Robert Zemeckis and the crew.  Why doesn't the title boast a question mark? Why can't something like this ever happen again? How many toon murders could the animators slip into the background? Wh...

For our fourth episode, we're wrapping up October with the final SPOOOOOKY episode, AND we're doing something different. Usually, we're explicitly covering movies through their audio commentaries, but we're also very much a physical media podcast. Accordingly, I invited the great Deanna Rooney ("MST3K") to discuss the disc for a film from her childhood: 1987's "The Gate"! So many things will be re...

For our third episode, we're continuing to celebrate the month of October with some SPOOOOKY commentaries.  Usually, we review a movie through its commentary but this week is something a bit different. Instead of reviewing a movie, we're reviewing the audio commentary itself. What commentary is it? One of the best (if not THE best) "Jaws" rip-offs: "The Car", featuring director Elliot Silverstein...

For our second episode, we're starting to celebrate the month of October with some SPOOOOKY commentaries. You may ask, "why didn't you start the podcast in September since 'Armageddon' is not particularly festive?" And I would answer: "cuz I didn't think of it!" This week, my vote for the scariest film ever made, 1974's "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" from a commentary featuring director Tobe Hoope...

Welcome to something completely new, the only commentary podcast that matters because, as far as I know, it's the only one that exists. On our inaugural episode, we're tackling the commentary for Michael Bay's "Armageddon" featuring Bay, stars Ben Affleck and Bruce Willis, and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, but mainly we're focusing on the Master of Bayhem. Did NASA need a cinematic facelift? Are ast...

Just setting a few things straight before next week's huge massive colossal premiere of One Track Mind, the premiere audio commentary podcast*. We'll clear the air, and address the basic concept of the show, and the broad spectrum we hope to illuminate. *Claim not proven For every single episode at least a week early and huge biweekly bonus episodes, become a Patreon subscriber. For only $5 you ca...