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
From “The Outrun” to “Shoplifters”
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‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson Rips Trump Over Epstein Files: ‘Go to Jail!’
“That bitch has the keys to the nuclear [codes]. He’s, like, all up into 13-year-olds!” the actor says of the president
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CNN Analysts Decry Laura Loomer’s Zelenskyy Meeting as ‘Edgelord Diplomacy’
“If she’s going to do propaganda, I’d rather it be Zelenskyy’s version of propaganda than Putin’s,” anchor S. E. Cupp says
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Matt Damon Teases Mystery Movie With The Daniels as ‘The Breakfast Club’ Meets ‘Inception’
“If you liked ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and all the wildness and all the heart, I think you’ll really like this one,” the “Odyssey” star says
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8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, HBO Max and More
From “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season 4 to “The Dink” and everything in between
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GOP Senators Slam Trump’s Plan to Sell Wall Street Early Access to Truth Social Posts: ‘Doesn’t Look Right’
“It just doesn’t make sense to me on its face,” Sen. Thom Tillis says
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Bill O’Reilly Advises Trump to Take a Month Off: ‘Golf and Relax’
“I’ve noticed that he is hunching over a little bit,” the “No Spin News” host says of the president
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Colman Domingo Says Elon Musk’s AI Version of ‘The Odyssey’ Will Be ‘Whiter Than Christmas at Cracker Barrel’
“You can’t make a ‘historically accurate’ version of something that is totally made the f—k up,” the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” guest host adds
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Conan O’Brien Explains the ‘Disgusting’ Reason for His New Hairstyle: ‘I’m a Grease Ball Now’
“I look like I want to fight one of you in the parking lot by swinging a chain at you in 1952,” the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast host jokes
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Fallon Jokes That America Is Launching Lettuce at Iran Since ‘The Pentagon Is Running Out of Money’
“This is the type of strong leadership we needed two months after the outbreak began,” the “Tonight Show” host says of RFK Jr.
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The 7 Most Intense Thrillers to Watch on Netflix Right Now
From “Green Room” to “Rebel Ridge”
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Kaylee Hottle, ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Star, Dies at 18
The actress was killed in a car accident, her father shares
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Joe Scarborough Tells Democrats to ‘Stop Whining’ and ‘Get Together’ Ahead of Midterms
“People aren’t going to want to hear this, but the heart and soul of the Democratic Party is moderate,” the “Morning Joe” host argues
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Sylvia Bugg, PBS Chief Programming Executive, Dies at 55
PBS CEO Paula Kerger confirms Bugg died “unexpectedly this weekend”
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Anne Hathaway Says ‘Princess Diaries 3’ Is ‘Moving in the Right Direction’
“We had a story breakthrough,” the “Odyssey” and “Devil Wears Prada” star shares














