Meet Your Host

Pete Wright

Pete Wright is a podcaster, author, and co-founder of TruStory FM. He’s been behind a microphone for over thirty years and has logged thousands of episodes across three dozen shows covering film, ADHD, creative process, and the craft of storytelling. He spent fifteen years teaching graduate students and has consulted on brand communications for organizations ranging from global brands to one-person shops. His debut science fiction novella, Lattice, was published in 2026. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Pete has hosted as well as been a panelist on a number of episodes.
This page features episodes on which he has been a host.
See episodes where Pete has been a panelist right here.

The Next Reel • Season 14 • Series: Conan • Conan the Destroyer

Conan the Destroyer

We return to the land of Cimmeria to follow another adventure of Conan, this time in Richard Fleischer’s 1984 sequel Conan the Destroyer. It’s treated with more of a comic book tone. Does that work?

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Sinners

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners blends vampires, blues, and bootlegging into a supernatural epic that’s as soulful as it is bloody. This month, Pete, Tommy, and Andy dive deep into the film’s genre-bending ambition, emotional weight, and why it just might be one of the year’s most surprising masterpieces.

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The Next Reel • Season 14 • Series: Hannibal Lecter • Hannibal Rising

Hannibal Rising

We wrap up our journey through the Hannibal Lecter franchise, ending at the beginning. Join us as we chat about Peter Webber’s take on Thomas Harris’ novel, Hannibal Rising.

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The Next Reel • Season 14 • Series: Hannibal Lecter • Red Dragon

Red Dragon

We continue our Hannibal Lecter series with the only remake in the bunch. Here, we find Brett Ratner attempting a retelling of Thomas Harris’ first novel, already done by Michael Mann in Manhunter. It’s his 2002 film Red Dragon. How does it fare?

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