Meet Your Host

Andy Nelson

With over 25 years of experience in film, television, and commercial production, Andy has cultivated an enduring passion for storytelling in all its forms. His enthusiasm for the craft began in his youth when he and his friends started making their own movies in grade school. After studying film at the University of Colorado Boulder, Andy wrote, directed, and produced several short films while also producing indie features like Netherbeast Incorporated and Ambush at Dark Canyon.

Andy has been on the production team for award-winning documentaries such as The Imposter and The Joe Show, as well as TV shows like Investigation Discovery’s Deadly Dentists and Nat Geo’s Inside the Hunt for the Boston Bombers. Over a decade ago, he started podcasting with Pete and immediately embraced the medium. Now, as a partner at TruStory FM, Andy looks forward to more storytelling through their wide variety of shows.

Throughout his career, Andy has passed on his knowledge by teaching young minds the crafts of screenwriting, producing, editing, and podcasting.

Outside of work, Andy is a family man who enjoys a good martini, a cold beer, a nice cup o’ joe. And always, of course, a great movie.

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Andy has hosted as well as been a panelist on a number of episodes.
This page features episodes on which he has been a host.
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The Next Reel Film Podcast

Star Trek: First Contact

Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we continue our Star Trek series with Jonathan Frakes’ 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact. 

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2017-09-16 • Saturday Matinée

It is still holding strong. Harry Dean Stanton leaves us. Andy still loves Brazil +32 more than Steve. Plus, three trailers that don’t include mother! and a collected list of nine films that involve time travel and manage to break rules that don’t involve

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Star Trek: Generations

Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we continue our Star Trek series with David Carson’s 1994 film Star Trek: Generations. 

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2017-09-09 • Saturday Matinée

Following up on a chronically boring Labor Day September weekend, we don’t bother much about the box office. But we do talk IT, a strong King adaptation with Steve’s initial review. We’ve got three fun trailers, some solid Lois Smith recommendations, and

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2017-09-02 • Saturday Matinée

Boy, is this ever shaping up to be a boring Labor Day weekend at the box office. Andy runs the numbers and talks performance for this weekend in history. Apparently, it’s a Hitman’s Bodyguard conspiracy. That, plus new shorts from the Blade Runner 2049 st

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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we continue our Star Trek series and look for these answers and more in Shatner’s 1989 film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.” 

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2017-08-26 • Saturday Matinée

Happy weekend everyone! If you haven’t seen The Joe Show, apropos of nothing, this might be a good weekend to check it out on Amazon; Steve reports Wind River is solid; Andy has Intolerance on blu-ray, and Pete’s talking about The Defenders; and this week

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2017-08-19 • Saturday Matinée

Happy weekend everyone! The Eclipse Cometh; turns out Logan Lucky is better than it’s box office would suggest this weekend according to our own Once and Future King Steve Sarmento; Andy just finished reading Ready Player One so we can finally dig into th

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