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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Samuel L. Jackson Shares the Important Career Advice Bruce Willis Gave Him Years Before Marvel
“It didn’t occur to me until I got that Nick Fury role — and I had a nine-picture deal to be Nick Fury — that, ‘Oh, I’m doing what Bruce said,’” the actor shares
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Fired FTC Commissioner Warns Trump’s Democratic Cleansing Invites ‘Corruption and Corporate Pardons’ | Video
“In the 111 years of the FTC’s history, a president has never tried to remove two commissioners without cause,” Alvaro Bedoya says
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Menendez Brothers Resentencing: DA Says He Would Only Reconsider if They Admit to Lying
L.A. District Attorney Nathan Hochman says the brothers “have to finally admit, after 30 years, they killed their parents willfully”
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‘Good American Family’ Release Schedule: Here’s When New Episodes Come Out
The Ellen Pompeo-led limited series debuts March 19
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Shudder Acquires SXSW Horror Film ‘The Surrender,’ Sets May Release Date
Julia Max’s feature directorial debut is heading to streaming after making its world premiere in early March
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Gwyneth Paltrow Waved Off Intimacy Coordinator During Timothée Chalamet Sex Scenes, Says She Would Have Felt ‘Stifled’
“I’m from the era where you get naked, you get in bed, the camera’s on,” the actress says of her experience working on Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme”
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Tina Fey Says She Won’t Start a Glasses Line Because She Secretly Judges Celebrities With a ‘Side Hustle’ | Video
“Why on this Earth would I trust an actress for pediatric medications?” the “SNL” alum bemoans of “rich people” who have rosé brands and more
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Gavin Newsom Says Democrats Need to Go On the Offense to Win Back Voter Approval | Video
“You’ve got to respect people you disagree with and you can’t just dismiss people,” the Governor of California tells Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
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Jasmine Crockett Blasts Chuck Schumer for Supporting GOP With Government Shutdown Vote: ‘He’s Absolutely Wrong’ | Video
“I think Senate Democrats have to sit down and take a look and decide whether or not Chuck Schumer is the one to lead in this moment,” the Texas congresswoman says of the Senate Minority Leader
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Conor McGregor Visits White House on St. Patrick’s Day, Calls Trump’s Work Ethic ‘Inspiring’ | Video
The UFC fighter says he will discuss the “issues the people of Ireland face” with the president
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‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 5 Recap: Dancing, Drugs and a Surprise Cameo
Bad decisions are made and an Oscar winner steals the show
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The 7 Best New Movies on Peacock in March
One of 2024’s biggest blockbusters makes its streaming premiere this month
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Is ‘The Electric State’ Based on a Book?
The Russo Brothers’ Netflix sci-fi film is one of the most expensive movies ever made
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The Best Robert Pattinson Movies, Ranked
It’s time to look back at some of the biggest highlights of the “Mickey 17” star’s career
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Where to Watch ‘Opus’: Is It Streaming?
Ayo Edebiri leads the thriller about a writer whose meeting with a pop star takes a sinister turn