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
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Joe Scarborough Says Trump’s ‘Cult of Personality’ Has Reached New Heights of ‘Madness’
“People can’t put money away for their retirement. They can’t even put money away for a home,” the “Morning Joe” host observes
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Rachel Maddow Explains How Trump’s ‘Bad Decisions’ With Musk and Hegseth Are Coming Back to Haunt Him
“These are the guys playing with the U.S. military like it’s a cross between ‘G.I. Joe’ and beer pong,” the MS NOW host says
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‘The Odyssey’ Translator Emily Wilson Pens Review Trashing Christopher Nolan’s Film as ‘Abysmal’
“I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script,” the British-American translator writes
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Wolf Blitzer Pays Tribute to Kaitlan Collins After Trump’s WHCD Jabs: ‘A True Professional’
“Despite what President Trump keeps saying, she has a truly beautiful smile,” the CNN anchor says of his colleague
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‘Morning Joe’ Slams Trump’s ‘Orwellian’ Smithsonian Executive Order: ‘These Clowns’
“They’re actually making our achievements seem even less extraordinary,” host Joe Scarborough argues
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Joe Scarborough Skewers Trump for Kaitlan Collins WHCD Jokes: ‘Americans Can’t Afford Groceries’
“I guess when the war is endless and Americans can’t afford groceries, make this story about a reporter’s smile instead,” the “Morning Joe” host laments
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The 3 Best Movies to Watch on Netflix This Week (July 24)
From “The Outrun” to “Shoplifters”
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‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson Rips Trump Over Epstein Files: ‘Go to Jail!’
“That bitch has the keys to the nuclear [codes]. He’s, like, all up into 13-year-olds!” the actor says of the president
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CNN Analysts Decry Laura Loomer’s Zelenskyy Meeting as ‘Edgelord Diplomacy’
“If she’s going to do propaganda, I’d rather it be Zelenskyy’s version of propaganda than Putin’s,” anchor S. E. Cupp says
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Matt Damon Teases Mystery Movie With The Daniels as ‘The Breakfast Club’ Meets ‘Inception’
“If you liked ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and all the wildness and all the heart, I think you’ll really like this one,” the “Odyssey” star says
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8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, HBO Max and More
From “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season 4 to “The Dink” and everything in between
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GOP Senators Slam Trump’s Plan to Sell Wall Street Early Access to Truth Social Posts: ‘Doesn’t Look Right’
“It just doesn’t make sense to me on its face,” Sen. Thom Tillis says
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Bill O’Reilly Advises Trump to Take a Month Off: ‘Golf and Relax’
“I’ve noticed that he is hunching over a little bit,” the “No Spin News” host says of the president
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Colman Domingo Says Elon Musk’s AI Version of ‘The Odyssey’ Will Be ‘Whiter Than Christmas at Cracker Barrel’
“You can’t make a ‘historically accurate’ version of something that is totally made the f—k up,” the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” guest host adds
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Conan O’Brien Explains the ‘Disgusting’ Reason for His New Hairstyle: ‘I’m a Grease Ball Now’
“I look like I want to fight one of you in the parking lot by swinging a chain at you in 1952,” the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast host jokes














