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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7 Charming Movies Like ‘Deep Cover’ to Watch Next
The Prime Video original is not the first film to mine humor out of an absurd undercover operation
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Will Forte Admits He ‘Was Kind of a Letdown’ as George W. Bush on ‘SNL’ After Will Ferrell | Video
“It was a match not made in heaven,” the actor says
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Gailard Sartain, ‘The Buddy Holly Story’ and ‘Hee Haw’ Actor, Dies at 78
The Tulsa native is survived by his wife Mary Jo
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The 7 Best New Movies and Shows Streaming This Weekend on Netflix, Hulu and More
From “Friendship” to “KPop Demon Hunters”
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Lawrence O’Donnell Says Trump’s Cognitive Abilities Have Gone From ‘Low to Lower’ | Video
“If Donald Trump gets dementia, how will we know?” the MSNBC anchor asks
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Where to Watch ‘Elio’: Is the New Pixar Movie Streaming?
Zoe Saldaña and Jameela Jamil star in the zany new sci-fi adventure film
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‘Morning Joe’: Al Sharpton Warns ‘History Is Being Challenged’ Under Trump Administration | Video
“If we study history, we know there’s always been one or two steps forward, then a push back,” the legendary civil rights activist says
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Bruce Springsteen Says Biopic Covers ‘Some of the Most Painful Days of My Life,’ Praises Jeremy Allen White for Letting Him Visit the Set
“Deliver Me From Nowhere” hits theaters on Oct. 24
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‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Season 17 Trailer Teases a Surprise ‘Golden Bachelor’ Crossover
Danny DeVito’s Frank is looking for his own Hawk Tuah
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‘Mindhunter’ Could Return as 3 Netflix Movies, Star Says
David Fincher’s cult-favorite series ended its two-season run in 2019, but the filmmaker has commissioned scripts for a continuation
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Will Forte Makes Amy Poehler Cry While Singing His ‘SNL’ Audition Song | Video
“I remember walking out, Lorne was there and I didn’t know what to say, so I just said ‘Sorry about all the cocks!’” Forte recalls of his legendary audition
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Joe Biden Surprises ‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson on Set, Actor Says Meet-Up Was ‘A Privilege and Honor’
“Our ‘Reacher’ set got in the way of these legends,” the actor says of the former president and his son Hunter Biden
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John Mulaney Tells Jon Stewart His ‘Everybody’s Live’ Fight Was an ‘Important Lesson in Masculinity’ | Video
“Don’t we all face our own Adarsh and go, ‘I could throw this boy now right at Sean Penn. But I’m not going to do it,’” the comedian says
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James Gunn Says Getting Batman Into the DC Universe Is His ‘Biggest Issue’ Right Now
“People love him because he’s interesting, but also having so much of him out there can also make him boring,” the director and DC Studios co-CEO says of the Caped Crusader
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Will Smith Passed on Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’ Because He Didn’t Get the Plot | Video
The “Bad Boys” star also famously turned down the role of Neo in “The Matrix”














