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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Seth Meyers Pauses Monologue After Torchy’s Tacos Joke Falls Flat: ‘Let’s Do That One Again Tomorrow’
“I think we’re going to crack this one,” the “Late Night” host says
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David Fincher Says Tarantino’s First Draft of ‘Cliff Booth’ Was So Long It Was ‘Essentially 2 Movies’
“I don’t think of it as a hangout movie at all,” Tarantino reveals of his “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” sequel
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Jenna Ortega Is Still ‘Jealous’ Her ‘Wednesday’ Foster Chinchillas Got Adopted by Someone Else: ‘Good for Them’
“You could be reading a book and one would be sitting on your shoulder. It was amazing,” the “Klara and the Sun” star says
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Seth Meyers Jokes About Missing an ‘Entire White House Press Secretary’ During One-Week Hiatus
“She got fired so fast I can barely remember her name. I think it was, um, Kaley Macarena?” the “Late Night” host adds
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, Hulu and More
From “VisionQuest” to “The Diplomat” Season 4 and everything in between
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‘Morning Joe’ Torches JD Vance’s ‘Bizarre’ Joke About James Talarico’s Search History: ‘You’re Disgusting’
“You also wonder what his search history looks like,” host Joe Scarborough says of the vice president
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Jen Psaki Breaks Down Katie Zacharia’s First White House Press Briefing: ‘It’s Not for Everybody’
“Karoline Leavitt, wherever you are out there, I miss you,” the former White House press secretary says
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Piers Morgan Slams Trump Over ‘Appallingly Tasteless’ AI Tiger Video: ‘Delete It’
The president appears to mock 23-year-old William Chapman, who died Saturday after entering a tiger enclosure in the U.K.
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Paul McCartney Shares the Hilarious Beatles Biopic Inaccuracy He Can’t Get Over: ‘Don’t Do This!’
“You know I’ve got a thing about that,” the musician tells “Good Hang” podcast host Amy Poehler
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‘Morning Joe’ Tells Trump to ‘Stop Bowing Down’ to Putin: ‘Start Doing Your Job’
“I’m not sure how you sleep at night,” host Joe Scarborough says
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Lawrence O’Donnell Labels Trump a ‘Pathological Liar’ Over Russian Oil Deal, Ukraine Cease-Fire
“There is bipartisan outrage at Donald Trump’s newest attempt to help Vladimir Putin, which happens to involve violating American law,” the MS NOW host notes
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Ben Affleck Blasts ‘High School Bullying’ of ‘Digger,’ Says We Shouldn’t ‘Punish Movies That Take Risks’
“You cannot do something interesting without taking a big swing,” the “Animals” director and star says
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MS NOW Says Federal Search of Ilhan Omar’s House Could Be a ‘Rallying Point’ for Democrats in Midterms
“If this investigation proceeds and something truly damning comes out, it could have the opposite effect,” Inside Elections deputy director Jacob Rubashkin notes
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Dan Levy Skewers Shane Gillis Over ‘SNL’ Joke About Women’s Gym Clothes: ‘I’m Speechless’
“Men need to be defending women more,” the Emmy winner says














