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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The 3 Best Movies to Watch on Netflix This Week
2023’s “BlackBerry” headlines this week’s picks
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‘SNL’: Will Ferrell’s Epstein Haunts Trump After Months of Chaos: ‘People Will Always Associate You With Me’ | Video
The president sings “Just the Two of Us” with his former pal and tells all about his “fun summer plans” in finale cold open
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, Hulu and More
From “Dutton Ranch” to “Off Campus” and everything in between
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Virginia Democrat Calls for Howard Lutnick to Resign Over ‘Dishonest’ Epstein Testimony | Video
“It’s amazing that Republicans didn’t want to even videotape it. But now we know why,” Congressman Suhas Subramanyam says
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Jimmy Fallon Jokes That Trump Sees Himself and President Xi as ‘Dictators With Benefits’ | Video
“Xi said that U.S.-China relations will be defined by ‘stability.’ Yeah, because when you think of Trump, you think stability,” the “Tonight Show” host says
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‘The Daily Show’ Reacts to Clip of Trump After China Summit: ‘What Happened in There?’ | Video
“That’s my president! Putting his understanding of geopolitics into fast food terms,” host Jordan Klepper jokes
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How ‘Widow’s Bay’ Turned a ‘Real Departure’ Into One of the Best TV Episodes of the Year
“It’s an actor’s dream,” star Kate O’Flynn tells TheWrap of her spotlight moment in the Apple TV series
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Kash Patel’s ‘Basically Bogus’ FBI Stats Fact Checked Live on MS NOW: ‘Gaming the System’
“Patel is claiming credit for things that really aren’t real,” MS Now Justice and Intelligence correspondent Ken Dilanian says
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Chris Hayes Explains Trump’s IRS Lawsuit: ‘The Greatest Heist in American History’ | Video
“This is what life looks like under a mad king,” the MS NOW anchor says
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Adam McKay Slams Democratic Party, ‘White Moneyed Liberals’ as ‘The Worst’ | Video
“They’re getting a lot from this broken system,” the “Don’t Look Up” and “Step Brothers” director says
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Rachel Maddow Applauds Makers of Anti-Trump Iran War Arcade Game: ‘Long May They Wave’ | Video
“I spent way too much time with this today,” the MS NOW host says of “Epic Furious”
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Cannes: Guillermo del Toro Slams AI Defenders Who Think Art Can Be Made With a ‘F—king App’
“We are, unfortunately, in times that make this movie more pertinent than ever,” the filmmaker says, following a retrospective screening of his 2006 dark fantasy “Pan’s Labyrinth”
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Cannes Jury Member Paul Laverty Slams Blacklisting of Actors Who Oppose Gaza War: ‘Shame on Hollywood’
“They’re the best of us, I look up to them,” the “I, Daniel Blake” screenwriter says
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‘Morning Joe’ Lists Trump Administration’s Many Hypocrisies: ‘Are They Stupid?’ | Video
“It’s not that they’re stupid, I think it’s that they’re shameless,” MS NOW co-host Jonathan Lemire adds
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‘Morning Joe’ Explains Trump’s Boredom With Iran War: ‘He Looks Extraordinarily Weak’ | Video
“He can’t leave unless he just wants to be seen as a weaker president than Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush,” host Joe Scarborough says














