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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‘Fantastic Four’ Star John Malkovich Says He Turned Down Marvel Offers Until They Paid Him More: ‘Didn’t Like the Deals They Made’
The actor is set to make his MCU debut this July
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‘People Are Pissed’: Jen Psaki Unpacks Anti-Trump Presidents’ Day Protests | Video
“It turns out the American people don’t love watching Donald Trump and Elon Musk take an absolute wrecking ball to the federal government,” the MSNBC host observes
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Brady Corbet Says He Is Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck and ‘The Brutalist’ Has Made Him ‘Zero Dollars’
“I’ve spoken to many filmmakers that have films nominated this year that can’t pay their rent,” the director tells Marc Maron
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Everything We Know About Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’
Matt Damon leads the star-studded cast of the new mythic action epic
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Harvey Weinstein Sues Brother Bob for Fraud, Misappropriation of Funds
The disgraced movie mogul accuses several former Weinstein Company associates of leaving him with sole responsibility for a $45 million loan
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‘SNL50’ Debuts New John Mulaney Musical: Kate McKinnon Reprises Giuliani, Adam Driver Is a Hot Dog | Video
“Giuliani killed the dream I dreamed,” Kristen Wiig’s green M&M laments in the star-studded musical mashup
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‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 1 Recap: Gunshots, Monkeys and a Surprise Return
Mike White’s HBO hit returns darker and more introspective than before
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‘SNL50’ Digital Short: Andy Samberg Sings About How Everyone Who Works at ‘SNL’ Has Crippling Anxiety | Video
“And we also all have IBS,” the Lonely Island comedian assures a nervous Bowen Yang
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Steve Martin’s ‘SNL50’ Monologue Crashed by John Mulaney and Martin Short, Who Gets Arrested by ICE | Video
“A person born during the first season of ‘Saturday Night Live’ could today be easily dead of natural causes,” Martin jokes
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National Park Service Removes Transgender and Queer Labels From Stonewall Website Following Trump Executive Order
“Let us be clear: Stonewall is transgender history,” the Stonewall Inn and Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative say in response to the erasure
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‘The Daily Show’ Tackles the Rising Cost of Eggs: ‘I Might Go On an Egg Strike’ | Video
“If it goes to $20, I would just have to quit eggs entirely,” one New Yorker says
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‘Cobra Kai’ and 5 More Shows That Got a Second Life on Netflix
Netflix has made a habit of resurrecting canceled series
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10 Times ‘SNL’ Cast Members Just Couldn’t Keep It Together
Even the world’s biggest sketch comedians break every now and then
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Harrison Ford Didn’t Worry About How He Looked as Marvel’s Red Hulk: ‘That’s What the Money Is For’ | Video
“It’s not magic. It’s commerce,” the “Captain America: Brave New World” star admits
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Lady Gaga Admits She Doesn’t Want to Overproduce Things at This Stage of Her Career on ‘Hot Ones’ | Video
“I just want to be more resourceful… I’m growing up!” the “Abracadabra” singer tells host Sean Evans