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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The 8 Best Movies Streaming on Netflix in February 2025
This month’s Netflix picks include a 2016 comedy that definitely should have gotten a sequel
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George Clooney Holds Out Hope Trump’s Conscience Will Catch Up to Him, Says ‘There’s Some Good Things’ He Can Still Do
“We’ve got to hope that he can have that Scrooge night where he wakes up and there are some ghosts of Christmas there,” the actor says
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How ‘The Monkey’ Adapts a Short Story by a Horror Legend
Unlike “Longlegs,” Osgood Perkins is not the sole artist behind his new horror comedy
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Diddy Attorney Files to Withdraw From Representing Disgraced Rapper Ahead of May Trial
Lawyer Anthony Ricco says there are “no circumstances” under which he can continue to effectively counsel Sean “Diddy” Combs
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‘Morning Joe’ Warns Elon Musk After CPAC Stunt: ‘You Live by the Chainsaw, Die by the Chainsaw’ | Video
“It looks like Democrats are finally being given some issues that they can really start to work on,” Joe Scarborough observes
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Where to Watch ‘The Monkey’: Is the Horror Comedy Streaming?
A toy monkey terrorizes a family in the new Stephen King adaptation from “Longlegs” director Osgood Perkins
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Aaron Pierre Reacts to ‘Jennifer Hudson Show’ Turning Off Comments on His Viral Video for Being ‘Too Hot’
The “Mufasa” and “Rebel Ridge” star is a favorite choice among many to take over the James Bond mantle
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Netflix Orders ‘Extraction’ Spinoff TV Series Starring Omar Sy
The eight-episode thriller continues the streamer’s campaign to build more of its own, in-house franchises
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Jeff Bezos Asks Social Media Who Should Play the Next Bond After Amazon Takes Control of 007
While Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson remain co-owners of the franchise, Amazon MGM Studios has acquired full creative control
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First Look, Premiere Date Revealed for Apple TV+ Alexander Skarsgård Series ‘Murderbot’
The Emmy winner stars in the comedic thriller as a robot with conflicting feelings about humanity
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Marvel TV Head Reveals Why ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Was Drastically Overhauled After Hollywood Strikes
“It was a little bit confusing,” star Charlie Cox says of the Disney+ series’ original, pre-strikes iteration
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Bernie Sanders Warns of Dangerous Authoritarian State With Musk ‘Clearly Running the Show’ | Video
“The fight to make sure that the working class of this country gets a fair shake, that’s not going to be won here on Capitol Hill,” the Vermont senator tells CNN’s Kaitlan Collins
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Rachel Maddow Says Republicans Who Regret Voting for Trump Could Be His Downfall | Video
“The distance between what people think they voted for and what people realize they got ultimately does matter,” the MSNBC host says
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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














