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 Paper’ Editors Want You to Believe You’re Watching a Documentary
TheWrap magazine: David Rogers and Julie Cohen reveal how they solved the “extremely difficult puzzle” of the “Office” spin-off set in a newsroom
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‘Morning Joe’ Questions Trump’s ‘Frightening’ Desperation to End Iran War | Video
“Yesterday was the low point,” host Joe Scarborough says
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Fox News Hosts Push Back Against Trump Over Iran War Strikes: ‘What Do We Know?’ | Video
“He keeps saying, ‘We’re very close, we’re days away’ … I don’t know what that means,” Jesse Watters says as Laura Ingraham asks questions of her own
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‘Chief of War’ Makeup Designer Christien Tinsley Lets the Tattoos Tell the Story
TheWrap magazine: Tinsely collaborated with Hawaiian cultural advisors to make the Apple TV series as authentic as possible
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‘Morning Joe’ Accuses Trump of Trying to ‘Undermine American Democracy’ With Spencer Pratt Election Fraud Claims | Video
“This is such a corrosive lie,” co-host Willie Geist says
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Why Tom Hanks and Tim Allen Said Yes to ‘Toy Story 5’ | Video
“Honestly, we don’t want them to be lesser than what the others have been,” the Oscar winner tells Jimmy Kimmel 30 years after the first “Toy Story”
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Savannah Guthrie Tearfully Opens Up About ‘Today’ Return After Mother’s Disappearance: ‘It’s Not Easy’ | Video
“I don’t think if I had any other kind of job I would have even tried to come back,” the host tells friend and co-host Jenna Bush Hager
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Steven Spielberg Says Alien Movie ‘Disclosure Day’ Is ‘Built on a Foundation of Truth’ | Video
“The actual idea that we have been under observation and been interacted with is something that I have always hung on to as a core truth,” the filmmaker notes
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‘Morning Joe’ Eviscerates Trump’s ‘Lies’ During NBC Interview Meltdown: ‘A Complete Farce’ | Video
“We all must be more aggressive than ever in getting the facts out to viewers,” host Mika Brzezinski urges
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, Hulu and More
From “The Vampire Lestat” to “Cape Fear” and everything in between
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Blue Fox Entertainment Acquires iPic Theaters in Los Angeles and Manhattan
iPic filed for bankruptcy in March
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Graham Platner Accuser Says NY Times Tricked Her Into Sharing Her Story: ‘A Set Up All Along’
The Times’ story recounts allegations from several of Platner’s former girlfriends of “unsettling” behavior by the Democratic Maine Senate candidate
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‘The Daily Show’ Mocks Trump’s Reflecting Pool-Skyscrapers Chart: ‘Totally Different Things’ | Video
“I’d say you’re comparing apples and oranges, but at least those are fruits,” Comedy Central host Michael Kosta remarks
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‘Widow’s Bay’ Star Kate O’Flynn Unpacks Patricia’s Final Girl Last Stand: ‘The Stakes Are So High’
“When the chips are down, Patricia has a bravery to her,” the actress tells TheWrap about her neurotic, fan-favorite heroine
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The 3 Best Movies on HBO Max This Weekend
“Marty Supreme” headlines this week’s picks














