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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Stephen Colbert Knows Late Night Faces Challenges, but the Format Still ‘Seems Indispensable’
“There are fewer of what you would call ‘third spaces’ in our life. Not your home, not your work, but some other place we get together,” the “Late Show” host says
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Stephen Colbert Feels a ‘Sense of Relief’ Despite Being the ‘First No. 1 Show to Ever Get Canceled’
Plus, the “Late Show” host reveals how he learned of his CBS cancellation and why George Cheeks may have saved his life
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Justin Baldoni Misses Deadline to Appeal Judge’s Dismissal of Blake Lively Defamation Lawsuit
The “It Ends With Us” director’s case against his lead actress and co-star has come to a conclusion, though her trial is still set to begin in March
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‘SNL’: Miles Teller, Ramy Youssef and Shane Gillis Debate as New York Mayor Candidates in Cold Open | Video
Voters want to know what Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa will do to tackle New York’s biggest problem: Trump
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What’s New on Netflix in November
“Stranger Things” Season 5, “Death by Lightning” and Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” all premiere this month
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What’s New on HBO Max in November
“I Love LA,” “Eddington” and “Materialists” all hit the streaming service this month
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The Best Halloween Movies Streaming in 2025
From “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” to, yes, John Carpenter’s “Halloween”
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, Apple TV and More
From “The Witcher” Season 4 to “I Love LA” and everything in between
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Eric Adams Says Rumors of Trump Quid Pro Quo Killed His NYC Mayoral Re-Election Campaign: ‘People Kept Lying’ | Video
“All of that hurt my ability to run a campaign,” the politician tells “The 11th Hour” host Stephanie Ruhle
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‘Morning Joe’ Says Trump Is Turning the White House Into a ‘Country Club for the Wealthy and Rich’ | Video
“No average American will ever see the inside of that ballroom,” co-anchor Willie Geist says
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‘The Daily Show’ Faces a Spooky Identity Crisis Over MTG’s MAGA Split: ‘What the F—k Is Going On?’ | Video
“This is really starting to creep me out,” host Desi Lydic says after repeatedly agreeing with Marjorie Taylor Greene
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‘Morning Joe’ Says Republicans Are Finally Starting to See the ‘Cost’ of the Government Shutdown | Video
“They’re not hearing from left-wing hippie protesters in their districts. They’re hearing from their neighbors,” host Joe Scarborough says of right-wing lawmakers
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‘Slow Horses’ Star James Callis Breaks Down Claude’s Season 5 Finale Defeat: ‘It’s Not Personal, It’s Protocol’
“He’s just reeling Whelan in ever so slowly, and Whelan’s got no idea,” the actor tells TheWrap of his final scene with Gary Oldman’s Lamb
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J.K. Rowling Slams Glamour UK’s Pro-Trans Women of the Year Cover
“Now mainstream women’s magazines tell girls that men are better women than they are,” the “Harry Potter” author writes
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Jasmine Crockett Accepts Jimmy Kimmel’s Pitch to Face Trump in a Live IQ Test: ‘A Once-in-a-Lifetime Television Event’ | Video
“I want to give our brilliant, bigly-brained president a chance to teach those left-wing lightweights a thing or two about brain power,” the ABC late night host says














