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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How ‘Widow’s Bay’ Walked a Comedy-Horror Tightrope to Become the Year’s Creepy, Kooky Breakout Hit
TheWrap magazine: Creator Katie Dippold, star Matthew Rhys and director Hiro Murai tell all on their one-of-a-kind Emmy-nominated series
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The 7 Best Movies on Netflix in August
From “Nightcrawler” to “The Kid Detective”
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‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Lost 2 Directors Over JK Rowling’s Anti-Trans Views
“It simply is this easy to say no to funding transphobia!” “Black Mirror” director Ally Pankiw writes
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How the ‘Widow’s Bay’ Team Set the Tone for Apple’s Must-Watch Horror Comedy | How I Did It
Music editor Nate Underkuffler, composer David Fleming and editor Isaac Hagy tell TheWrap how they helped make a series that “feels like a ride”
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Joe Scarborough Skewers Pete Hegseth Amid Munitions and Naval Deployment Crises: ‘Can’t Run From the Truth’
“How long is Donald Trump going to allow this guy to remain Secretary of Defense?” the “Morning Joe” host asks
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Jimmy Fallon Thinks Karoline Leavitt Resigned to Be Around Someone Quieter Than Trump: ‘Her 4-Month-Old’
“Trump’s now looking for a replacement who can spin facts and numbers, so another good option is his doctor,” the “Tonight Show” host suggests
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, HBO Max and More
From “Reacher” Season 4 to “Lanterns” and everything in between
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Joe Scarborough Slams Pete Hegseth Over Navy Mistreatment Reports: ‘Insane by Any Measure’
“Any other Secretary of Defense would have been fired by now,” the “Morning Joe” host says
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Matthew McConaughey Compares Meeting the Pope to Winning an Oscar: ‘We Went Off Script’
“He made me laugh, which is one of the things that I think is consistent about the holiest and most spiritual people I’ve ever met,” the actor tells Jimmy Fallon
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You Can Watch the First 5 Minutes of HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ Right Now
The DC Universe drama starring Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler debuts this Sunday
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Jeremy Strong Messaged Mark Zuckerberg After ‘Social Reckoning’ Casting: ‘I Take This Responsibility Very Seriously’
“I do not think you should have an actor playing him who wants to set out to condemn him,” the former “Succession” star says
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Lawrence O’Donnell: Trump’s Tough Guy Persona Has ‘Collapsed’ After Secret Flight Out of Turkey
“Donald Trump sadly failed his own self-imposed test: the Hollywood Hero Test,” the MS NOW anchor says
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The 3 Best Movies to Watch on Disney+ This Week
“The Life of Chuck” headlines our picks
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‘The Office’ Star Lucy Davis Says She Has Incurable Cancer
“I’m trying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can,” the “Shaun of the Dead” and “Wonder Woman” actress writes
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‘Spider-Man 2’ Is Still the Best ‘Spider-Man’ Movie
All due respect to “Brand New Day”














