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 Eyes of Ghana’ Team Digs Into the Documentary’s Unlikely Origins and Timeless Relevance: ‘It’s a Call to Courage’
TIFF 2025: The director and producers of the film tell TheWrap about the importance of Chris Hesse’s tireless work to preserve his country’s cinema archives
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‘Motor City’ Team Unpacks the ‘Intoxicating’ Challenge of Making an Action Movie With Almost No Dialogue
TIFF 2025: Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster and director Potsy Ponciroli tell TheWrap why shooting the Detroit-set revenge thriller felt like jamming together as musicians
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Drew Barrymore Recreates Famous David Letterman Stunt With Stephen Colbert: ‘You Want Me to Do a Little Dance for You?’ | Video
“I’m only mildly insulted that you’ve never gotten on the desk,” Colbert tells her — moments before she does exactly that
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TikTok Unveils the 12 Finalists of First-Ever Next Up: Live Music Competition
The remaining artists will each perform in the competition’s live grand finale on Friday, Sept. 26
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‘The Great British Baking Show’ Release Guide: When Do New Episodes Come Out?
The competition series returns Friday, Sept. 5 on Netflix
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Sheinelle Jones Makes ‘Today’ Show Return, Calls Grief Over Husband’s Death a ‘Beautiful Nightmare’ | Video
“I’m fighting for my joy,” the NBC host tells colleague Savannah Guthrie
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, HBO Max and More
From “Wednesday” Season 2 Part 2 to “The Paper”
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Chris Matthews Blasts Trump’s Epstein Excuses: ‘Nobody Wants Any More Pages, They Want the Names!’ | Video
“How do you deny to the right wing what they believe intuitively? They believe you guys, rich guys, are covering up this crime,” the retired MSNBC anchor says
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Hundreds of Classic ‘Sesame Street’ Episodes Are Coming to YouTube in 2026
The video platform is set to become the largest digital library of “Sesame Street” content
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Julian Schnabel Defends Gal Gadot and Gerard Butler, Says Being Pro-Israel Is ‘No Reason to Boycott Artists’
“I selected those actors for their merits as actors,” the “In the Hand of Dante” director says at the Venice International Film Festival
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Jamie Lee Curtis, Noah Wyle and Ron Howard Among 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Presenters
The ceremony will run two consecutive nights this year on Sept. 6 and 7
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Roger Goodell Says ‘Maybe’ to Taylor Swift Super Bowl Halftime Show Rumors
The “Life of a Showgirl” singer has emerged as the internet’s No. 1 choice for the role in the wake of her engagement to Travis Kelce
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Jack O’Connell Calls ‘28 Years Later’ Sequel the ‘Weird, Deranged Cousin’ of First Film
Director Nia DaCosta adds, “It’s so hard to describe the tone of the movie that I actually won’t even attempt to”
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Sheinelle Jones Sets ‘Today’ Show Return, 4 Months After Husband’s Death
“She and her family have been through so much,” Savannah Guthrie says of her “Today” show colleague