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.

Alex Welch
Experience:
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World Cup Tourists Are Losing Their Minds Over American Institutions Like Waffle House: ‘We Will Be Coming Back’ | Video
“EUROPE WE NEED RANCH ASAP,” one fan writes
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Dana White Slams UFC Fighter’s ‘Michelle Obama Is a Man’ Comment: ‘Hate That Kind of Nonsense’
“I’m completely against saying nasty and false things about people’s families,” the UFC CEO says
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Jane Fonda Protests Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: ‘A Direct Attack on Free Speech’
“I have a personal stake in CNN. I don’t want to see it go that way,” the Oscar winner says, referencing the late Ted Turner
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The 3 Best Movies to Watch on Netflix This Week
2015’s “Creed” headlines our picks
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8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, HBO Max and More
From “Every Year After” to “I Am Frankelda” and everything in between
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Why Jesse Eisenberg Didn’t Return as Mark Zuckerberg in ‘The Social Reckoning’
“Succession” star Jeremy Strong fills Eisenberg’s shoes in the “Social Network” sequel
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Justin Baldoni Ordered to Pay Blake Lively’s ‘It Ends With Us’ Legal Fees
The court order comes a month after the “It Ends With Us” co-stars reached a settlement
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Jimmy Fallon Recaps Historic Knicks Game at Madison Square Garden: ‘Just Insanity’ | Video
“For the first two quarters, it was one of the worst games I’ve ever seen,” the “Tonight Show” host says
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Dwayne Johnson Says ‘Smashing Machine’ Oscar Snub ‘Lit a Fire in My Spine’ | Video
“I wish it happened. But it didn’t,” the actor and former professional wrestler known as The Rock admits
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Brands Trump and Allies ‘Traitors’ for Fighting Release of the Epstein Files | Video
“They don’t deserve the American people’s trust,” the former Georgia congresswoman tells CNN’s Kaitlan Collins
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‘Morning Joe’ Slams Trump’s Inflation Brush-Off: ‘Nowhere Near Where the American People Are’ | Video
“It’s been an extraordinarily chaotic year in American culture and politics,” MS NOW host Joe Scarborough notes
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‘The Paper’ Editors Want You to Believe You’re Watching a Documentary
TheWrap magazine: David Rogers and Julie Cohen reveal how they solved the “extremely difficult puzzle” of the “Office” spin-off set in a newsroom
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‘Morning Joe’ Questions Trump’s ‘Frightening’ Desperation to End Iran War | Video
“Yesterday was the low point,” host Joe Scarborough says
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Fox News Hosts Push Back Against Trump Over Iran War Strikes: ‘What Do We Know?’ | Video
“He keeps saying, ‘We’re very close, we’re days away’ … I don’t know what that means,” Jesse Watters says as Laura Ingraham asks questions of her own
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‘Chief of War’ Makeup Designer Christien Tinsley Lets the Tattoos Tell the Story
TheWrap magazine: Tinsely collaborated with Hawaiian cultural advisors to make the Apple TV series as authentic as possible














