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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Javier Bardem’s Iran Protest Oscars Pin Is the Same He Wore in 2003 for Iraq: ‘Another Illegal War’ | Video
The Oscar winner tells TheWrap why he’s revisiting the same message on the 98th Academy Awards red carpet
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‘Love Story’ Star Dree Hemingway Responds to Daryl Hannah Criticism of Her Portrayal: ‘I Respect Her’
“It’s a really sensitive thing to play somebody, a real person,” the FX actress says of the John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette anthology series
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Watch the Best Oscar Speeches, From Michael B. Jordan to Jessie Buckley
Check out this curated highlight reel from Hollywood’s starriest night at Sunday’s 98th Academy Awards
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‘DTF St. Louis’ Star Linda Cardellini Unpacks Episode 3’s Carol Reveal: ‘She Doesn’t Have Any Shame’
“It’s really easy when you see a female character like Carol to ascribe to her these manipulative attributes,” the actress says of playing the HBO drama’s suburban femme fatale
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Oscars: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan and Others Honor Rob Reiner in Moving Tribute
Rachel McAdams and Barbra Streisand also took to the stage to honor their late co-stars, Diane Keaton and Robert Redford
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The 3 Best Movies to Watch on HBO Max This Weekend
1976’s “All the President’s Men” headlines this week’s picks
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Where to Watch ‘Hamnet’: Is Chloé Zhao’s Oscar Winner Streaming?
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal lead director Chloé Zhao’s Oscar-nominated adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel
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‘SNL’: Trump Laughs Off Broken Anti-War Promises, Blames Epstein for Iran in Cold Open | Video
“Iran is like ballet and opera, and we’re Timmy Chalamet kicking them while they’re down,” the president jokes
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LA City Council Unanimously Votes for Reevaluation of Casey Wasserman’s LA28 Leadership
The media mogul is selling his talent agency after emails with Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell were made public earlier this year
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The 7 Best Oscar-Winning Movies on Netflix Right Now
From “Erin Brockovich” to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
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‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Star to Miss Oscars Due to Palestine Travel Ban: ‘Our Story Is Bigger Than Any Barrier’
“You can block a passport. You cannot block a voice,” actor Motaz Malhees says ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards
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‘Tonight Show’ Horrifies Jimmy Fallon With New Emoji Double Meanings: ‘What Rhymes With Rock?’ | Video
The “President of the Emoji Safety Commission” warns Fallon that he will have to “blur” all of Apple’s newest text emojis
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, Prime Video and More
From “The Madison” to “One Piece” Season 2 and everything in between
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iHeartMedia and TikTok to Launch Radio Station, First Wave of Joint Podcasts
TikTok Radio will broadcast live for the first time on March 13 from the iHeartPodcast Hotel at SXSW
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‘Morning Joe’ Explains Why the Iran War Has Made It Impossible for Trump to ‘Bend Reality’ | Video
“The idea that we’ve won? We haven’t,” host Joe Scarborough says














