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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‘The Daily Show’ Plays ‘Marry, F—k, Kill’ With the Trump Administration to Celebrate Midterms
“Democrats will finally have a dominant party that is focused on serious issues and not how hot their candidates are,” host Ronny Chieng adds
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‘Youth’ Creator Sharon Horgan Unpacks Season 1 Finale’s Ambiguous Ending
“Comedy is such an incredible medium for dealing with really hard stuff,” the writer and star tells TheWrap
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Fox News Host Yells at Pete Buttigieg Over Michigan Senate Race: ‘Address That!’
“I can’t approach this conversation in good faith,” Lawrence Jones tells the former Transportation Secretary
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Bill Hader Tells Jimmy Kimmel Why Their Group Chat With John Mulaney and Fred Armisen Makes Him ‘Paranoid’
“I get really anxious,” the “Cat in the Hat” star says of waiting for his friends’ reactions to his texts
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Anonymous Celebrity Loses UK Court Bid to Block Sexual Misconduct Allegations From Being Published
However, a temporary injunction blocking the man’s identity from being shared will remain in place pending his potential appeal
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Lenny Kravitz Reps Quash ‘Untrue’ Rumors He Died in Florida Plane Crash
Reports that the singer was on board the crash that left nine people dead are “incorrect”
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Jennifer Lawrence, Lizzy McAlpine and Ella Langley Feature on ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Soundtrack
“Sunrise on the Reaping” stars Mckenna Grace and Whitney Peak are also included on the 29-song tracklist
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Edgar Wright Calls AI-Upscaled ‘Spaced’ Re-Release ‘Disheartening’ and ‘Not Authorized’
“To find out that someone just went ahead without our involvement is… a bummer,” the “Shaun of the Dead” filmmaker writes
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The 3 Best Movies to Watch on Netflix This Week
Including “The Menu” and “Wildlife”
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Inde Navarrette Takes a Swipe at Shane Gillis in ‘SNL’ Monologue
“Every morning, I put on my little whore outfit and I hit the gym,” the “X-Men” star says of her Marvel workout regimen
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‘SNL’: Trump Crashes Tom Hanks’ David Pumpkins Return in Cold Open
“We both appeared in 2016. We’re both very loud, very orange and very, frankly, annoying,” the president says of Hanks’ ineffective Halloween scare worker
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The 3 Best Movies Streaming Free on YouTube This Week
1996’s “Scream” leads this year’s Halloween weekend picks
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‘A Talent for Murder’ Star Alden Ehrenreich Is Chasing Opportunities, Not Results
The actor tells TheWrap about the challenge of facing off against Helen Mirren onscreen, the joy of sinking into the world of “Miami Vice ’85” and his relentless pursuit of legendary collaborators
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Martin Scorsese Says His Angelina Jolie ‘Cleopatra’ Movie Was ‘Ruined’ by Sony Hack
“Just because Kim Jong Un didn’t have a sense of humor,” the “Goodfellas” director jokes
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Christopher Lloyd Recalls ‘Golden Moment’ When He Called His Girlfriend From Cher’s Bedroom: ‘There Was a Pause’
“I remembered that I had a girlfriend,” the “Back to the Future” star tells Jimmy Kimmel of the surreal moment














