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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Experience:
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Where to Watch ‘Send Help’: Is Sam Raimi’s New Horror-Comedy Streaming?
Dylan O’Brien also stars in the deserted island thriller from “Spider-Man” director Sam Raimi
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The 3 Best Movies to Watch on Netflix This Weekend
2006’s “Casino Royale” headlines this week’s picks
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Where to Watch ‘The Moment’: Is Charli XCX’s Movie Streaming?
Aidan Zamiri’s star-studded mockumentary is coming off its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival
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‘Morning Joe’ Says Don Lemon, Georgia Fort Arrests Are Trump’s ‘Dangerous Message to Working Journalists’ | Video
“They want you to believe certain facts, but don’t disbelieve your eyes,” MS NOW legal reporter Lisa Rubin urges
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Gavin Newsom Accuses Dr. Oz of Racist Discrimination in Civil Rights Complaint
The governor’s filing seeks an investigation into the CMS administrator’s “baseless and racist allegations against Armenian Americans in California”
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‘The Daily Show’ Calls Out Amazon’s Melania Trump Doc as ‘Pure Bribery’ | Video
“Whether this movie was a legitimate piece of art or a cash grab — it was a cash grab,” host Desi Lydic jokes
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, Apple TV and More
From “Bridgerton” Season 4, Part 1 to “Shrinking” Season 3 and everything in between
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Jimmy Kimmel Compares Melania Trump Doc to Epstein Files: ‘No One’s Ever Going to See Them’ | Video
“I’m starting to feel like Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin here,” the late night host jokes
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Lady Gaga Condemns ICE at Concert in Japan: ‘I Hope Our Leaders Are Listening’ | Video
“We need to get back to a place of safety and peace and accountability,” the “Abracadabra” singer says
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Joe Scarborough Tells Jimmy Kimmel About the Last Time He Called Trump | Video
“What’s been different this year is everybody’s bowed down to him,” the “Morning Joe” host explains
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Bruce Springsteen Drops ICE Protest Song in Honor of Minneapolis Shooting Victims Renee Good and Alex Pretti
The singer says he wrote “Streets of Minneapolis” in response to “the state terror being visited on the city”
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Travels to Utah to Support State’s AI Transparency Bill
“I’m worried about [my kids] growing up in a future that’s dominated by these amoral AI businesses,” the actor and vocal tech activist says
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Jimmy Kimmel Tells Trump Admin to Prove Minneapolis Protesters Are Really Paid Agitators | Video
“You know who is a paid agitator? You!” the late night host tells the president
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‘Morning Joe’ Slams Trump Administration’s ‘Repeated Lies’ About Minneapolis Shooting Victims: ‘Just Making S—t Up’ | Video
“They lied, lied, lied through their teeth,” host Joe Scarborough says
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Brittney Griner Calls ICE Minnesota Killing, Deportations ‘Crimes Against Humanity’
Sundance 2026: “I never thought that this would be my reality in my own country,” the WNBA star and subject of the new doc “The Brittney Griner Story” tells TheWrap














