Alex is an Audience Writer at TheWrap, based in Los Angeles. He has been covering the entertainment industry since 2013. Before joining TheWrap in 2025, he worked as a critic and reporter for A.frame, Digital Trends, Inverse, IGN, Looper, and multiple other outlets. A lifelong cinephile, he dreams of one day being invited to the Criterion Closet.

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Experience:
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James Gunn Pays Tribute to Superman’s Legacy With 1940 Thanksgiving Day Parade Throwback
“Today, I’m grateful for all the fans out there who have supported all of us at DC Studios,” the filmmaker shares
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Al Roker Shares Viral Moment With 7-Year-Old Fan Unimpressed by Free Rockettes Ticket: ‘I Did That Yesterday!’ | Video
“Oh my golly. Well, you get to see them again,” the “Today” show anchor says as he laughs off the Golden Ticket mishap on Thanksgiving
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Shawn Levy Reveals His ‘Star Wars’ Movie Will Be Scored by Composer Thomas Newman
The Ryan Gosling-led “Star Wars: Starfighter” is set to hit theaters on May 28, 2027
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‘Stranger Things’ Season 5, Volume 1 Finale Twists Leave Fans Reeling: ‘This Is Monumental’
The status quo is violently reset in an episode Netflix viewers are rightly calling “bats–t crazy”
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, Disney+ and More
From “Stranger Things” Season 5 Volume 1 to “Heated Rivalry” and everything in between
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Where to Watch ‘Hamnet’: Is Chloé Zhao’s Awards Frontrunner Streaming?
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal lead director Chloé Zhao’s acclaimed adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel
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‘Morning Joe’ Blasts News Networks for Backing Trump’s Mark Kelly Probe, ‘Acting Like Their Viewers Are Idiots’ | Video
“It’s just going to end up hurting Republicans in the end,” host Joe Scarborough says
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‘Stranger Things’ Star Joe Keery Reveals the Internet Gets His Birthday Wrong: ‘You Don’t Know Me, Motherf–ker’ | Video
“I actually really like that,” the actor says of the mistake
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Robert Irwin Says ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Win Was ‘Very Healing’: ‘Everything Has Led Me to This Moment’ | Video
“I’m just so grateful that I got to live out this dream,” the Australian conservationist notes
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‘Morning Joe’ Slams Pentagon’s Mark Kelly Probe as Example of ‘Trump Derangement Idiocy’ | Video
“They’re making fools of themselves,” host Joe Scarborough says of the Trump administration
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The 7 Best New Movies on HBO Max in November
From “The Town” and “Eddington” to “A Christmas Story”
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Sadie Sink Says Her Last Day on ‘Stranger Things’ Was Awful: ‘We Were Genuinely Grieving’
“It was like saying goodbye to your childhood,” the Netflix star shares ahead of Season 5
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‘Wicked: For Good’ Never Shows Dorothy’s Face, but Actress Says It Was Still a ‘Life-Changing Experience’
“It has been an honor to carry the legacy of the brilliant women before me who have stepped into these shoes,” Bethany Weaver writes on Instagram
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Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Icon and ‘The Harder They Come’ Star, Dies at 81
The multi-instrumentalist helped expose the wider world to reggae music through hits like “Many Rivers to Cross” and “You Can Get It If You Really Want”
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The 7 Best Movies Streaming Free on YouTube in November
From “No Country for Old Men” to “Sleepless in Seattle”














