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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Jimmy Kimmel Tells Stephen Colbert About the Maddest He’s Ever Been at Anyone | Video
The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host stopped by “The Late Show” to take part in the Colbert Questionert
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Us Weekly Editor-in-Chief Dan Wakeford Steps Down to Editor-at-Large Role
“While I have enjoyed nearly 30 years in legacy media, I am eager to explore new adventures,” the media veteran writes
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George R.R. Martin Teases More ‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Stories to Come: ‘If I Have the Time’
The new “Game of Thrones” spin-off is based on Martin’s 1998 novella “The Hedge Knight”
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Nikki Glaser Ends Golden Globes With a Tribute to Rob Reiner | Video
“I hope we found the line between clever and stupid,” the awards show host quotes while wearing a Spinal Tap hat
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The 3 Best Movies on HBO Max This Weekend
The most acclaimed blockbuster of 2025 leads this week’s picks
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3 Best Movies to Watch on Netflix This Weekend
Our picks include an animated multiversal adventure and two very different coming-of-age films
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Terry Gross Laments CPB’s Dissolution, Says ‘Fresh Air’ Wouldn’t Exist Without It | Video
“I think it was worth their investment,” the NPR host says of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s initial contribution to her show
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, HBO Max and More
From “The Traitors” Season 4 to “The Pitt” Season 2 and everything in between
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Rachel Maddow Says Nonviolent Protest Is Still the Answer After Minneapolis ICE Shooting | Video
“We can believe our own eyes against what they’re telling us,” the MS NOW anchor tells Jimmy Kimmel
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‘The Daily Show’ Says Minneapolis ICE Shooting Is Another ‘Political Rorschach Test’ for Americans | Video
“Some people see a peaceful protester getting murdered, and other people are fascists,” host Ronny Chieng suggests
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Harvey Weinstein Considers Guilty Plea, but Maintains He ‘Never Assaulted Anyone’
Judge Curtis Farber rejected the producer’s motion to vacate the sole sexual assault conviction from his 2025 New York retrial
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Podcaster Jon Favreau Rips JD Vance Over Minneapolis ICE Shooting: ‘What the F—k Is Wrong With You?’
“You have no idea who this woman was,” the “Pod Save America” host tells the vice president
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Chris Hayes Tells Colbert Minneapolis ICE Shooting Has Trapped Officials in ‘Incredibly Fraught Jurisdictional Territory’ | Video
“I think there’s going to be tremendous pressure for some sort of judicial accountability,” the MS NOW anchor says
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‘Stranger Things’ Star Jamie Campbell Bower Reveals the Last Line He Tried to Give Vecna: ‘It Just Didn’t Work’ | Video
“I felt like, in that moment, that the humanity could come through a little bit more,” the actor says
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Bowen Yang Addresses ‘SNL’ Exit in Tearful ‘Las Culturistas’ Interview: ‘I Stayed On Exactly as Long as I Wanted’
“I was maybe unsure about going back in the summer, and I’m so glad I did,” Yang tells Matt Rogers














