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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‘Morning Joe’: Al Sharpton Warns ‘History Is Being Challenged’ Under Trump Administration | Video
“If we study history, we know there’s always been one or two steps forward, then a push back,” the legendary civil rights activist says
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Bruce Springsteen Says Biopic Covers ‘Some of the Most Painful Days of My Life,’ Praises Jeremy Allen White for Letting Him Visit the Set
“Deliver Me From Nowhere” hits theaters on Oct. 24
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‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Season 17 Trailer Teases a Surprise ‘Golden Bachelor’ Crossover
Danny DeVito’s Frank is looking for his own Hawk Tuah
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‘Mindhunter’ Could Return as 3 Netflix Movies, Star Says
David Fincher’s cult-favorite series ended its two-season run in 2019, but the filmmaker has commissioned scripts for a continuation
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Will Forte Makes Amy Poehler Cry While Singing His ‘SNL’ Audition Song | Video
“I remember walking out, Lorne was there and I didn’t know what to say, so I just said ‘Sorry about all the cocks!’” Forte recalls of his legendary audition
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Joe Biden Surprises ‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson on Set, Actor Says Meet-Up Was ‘A Privilege and Honor’
“Our ‘Reacher’ set got in the way of these legends,” the actor says of the former president and his son Hunter Biden
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John Mulaney Tells Jon Stewart His ‘Everybody’s Live’ Fight Was an ‘Important Lesson in Masculinity’ | Video
“Don’t we all face our own Adarsh and go, ‘I could throw this boy now right at Sean Penn. But I’m not going to do it,’” the comedian says
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James Gunn Says Getting Batman Into the DC Universe Is His ‘Biggest Issue’ Right Now
“People love him because he’s interesting, but also having so much of him out there can also make him boring,” the director and DC Studios co-CEO says of the Caped Crusader
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Will Smith Passed on Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’ Because He Didn’t Get the Plot | Video
The “Bad Boys” star also famously turned down the role of Neo in “The Matrix”
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7 Charming Action-Thrillers Like ‘The Accountant 2’ to Watch Next
From “Warrior” to “Hell or High Water”
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7 Hidden Gems Streaming on Netflix Right Now
If these films are not on your radar yet, they should be
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Lawrence O’Donnell Mocks Trump for Backtracking Promise to Deport 15 Million: ‘Slowest and Stupidest President in History’ | Video
“The mass deportation lie that he never could have done anyway is over,” the MSNBC anchor says
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‘Morning Joe’: Chris Murphy Says Alex Padilla Incident Is Proof Trump Is Trying to ‘Intimidate This Country’ | Video
“We’re at a point of no return,” the Connecticut senator warns
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The ‘John Wick’ Franchise’s Best Action Scenes, Ranked
Few Hollywood franchises have pulled off onscreen violence with this much style and precision
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Manhattan DA Apologizes to Kaja Sokola for Harvey Weinstein Rape Acquittal: ‘Thank You for Your Bravery’
Weinstein was convicted Wednesday of one of the counts against him, acquitted on the second and was given a mistrial on the third