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 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
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CNN’s Clarissa Ward Ashamed by Trump Admin’s Iran War Social Media Posts: ‘Staggering Lack of Humility’ | Video
“It just plays into the worst stereotypes about America and how America wields its power,” the international correspondent tells Stephen Colbert live from Iraq
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‘Morning Joe’: Joe Rogan’s Iran War Criticism Shows ‘A Lot of People Feel Betrayed’ by Trump | Video
“The scales falleth from his eyes,” host Joe Scarborough says of Rogan’s recent criticisms of the president
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Jimmy Fallon Jokes Trump’s Iran War Objective Has Not Been Met: ‘People Are Still Talking About the Epstein Files’ | Video
“We’ve apparently entered the ‘just-for-funsies’ part of the attack,” the “Tonight Show” host says
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City of Los Angeles Slashes Filming Fees at Griffith Observatory by 70%
As Griffith goes from $100,000 to $30,000, the L.A. Central Library is also now open for film production for the first time in over 10 years
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‘DTF St. Louis’ Star Jason Bateman Unpacks Clark’s Episode 2 Interrogation, Carol’s Jamba Juice Lie
“He actually feels a little arrogance,” the actor tells TheWrap of his character’s predicament














