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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Trump Draws Parallels Between 9/11 Attacks and Iran War: ‘We’re Being Tested’
“We’re learning right now what we’re made of,” the president says to mark the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001
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Andrew Garfield Breaks Into Laughter Over ‘Daily Show’ Audience’s Reaction to His Sam Altman Casting
“It does seem like we’re in the part of history when the leaders care about the bottom line more than they do about any human life,” the “Artificial” actor adds
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CNN Airs Montage Mocking Trump’s Broken Promises to Send Checks to Americans: ‘Not Going to Happen’
“The president’s been making these promises over and over again,” anchor Manu Raju tells viewers
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Andrew Garfield Immediately Stopped Using ChatGPT After ‘Artificial’ Shoot: ‘The More You Know’
“We’re careening into some very unknown territory,” the “Uprising” star tells Jimmy Kimmel
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Hillary Clinton Claims Voters Don’t Believe Trump Anymore: ‘Put Lipstick on a Pig and It’s Still a Pig’
“I am very confident we’re going to take back the House,” the former Secretary of State says of Democrats’ chances in this year’s midterm elections
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‘Maxton Hall’ Season 3 Will Use Amazon’s New AI Lip Syncing Tech for Dubbed Episodes
“We’re creating a more seamless and immersive way for customers to enjoy global content,” Amazon VP of Technology Raf Soltanovich says
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‘Morning Joe’ Eviscerates Trump’s ‘Blasphemous’ 9/11 Claims: ‘As Low as It Gets’
“I can’t imagine making up stuff about it,” host Mika Brzezinski says of the president’s supposed whereabouts on Sept. 11, 2001
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Ex-Anthropic Employee Warns AI ‘Could Kill Us All by the End of the Decade,’ Prompting Agreement From Current Staffers
“They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives,” AI researcher Jacob Coxon writes of Anthropic and OpenAI
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‘Wheel of Fortune’ Reveals New Rapid-Fire Twist Ahead of Season 44
The long-running game show returns Monday, Sept. 14
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Norah O’Donnell Makes Her ‘CBS Mornings’ Return: ‘It’s Great to Be Here’
“Thank you for having me back!” she tells co-hosts Gayle King and Nate Burleson
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‘Morning Joe’ Warns Europe’s Political Center Has Been ‘Hollowed Out’ as Far-Right Rises in Germany
“People are going to look for somebody to blame, and sadly, in this case, as in the United States and Britain, it goes back to immigrants,” MS NOW host Joe Scarborough says
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The 3 Best Movies to Watch on Netflix This Week
“About Time” headlines our picks
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The 7 Best New Movies on Paramount+ in September
From “Up in the Air” to “Dunkirk”
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, Apple and More
From “Mayday” to “The Gentlemen” Season 2 and everything in between
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Everything New on Prime Video in September
“The Love Hypothesis” and the “Reacher” spinoff “Neagley” both arrive this month














