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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Doja Cat, Tate McRae, Post Malone, Conan Gray and Jelly Roll to Perform at 2025 VMAs | Video
The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards air live on Sunday, Sept. 7
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‘Hamnet’ Trailer Teases Chloé Zhao’s Shakespeare Drama With Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley
The film arrives in select theaters on Nov. 27
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Snoop Dogg Questions LGBTQ+ Representation in Children’s Movies: ‘We Have to Show That at This Age?’
The rapper says he is “scared to go to the movies” after his grandson asked him questions about a lesbian couple in 2022’s “Lightyear”
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John Oliver Tours MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s Online Store: ‘Not Worth the Effort’ | Video
The “Last Week Tonight” host calls Lindell “the most high-profile grift victim who hasn’t realized he’s being grifted yet”
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Frank Grillo Admits He Didn’t Know Who John Cena Was Before ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2: ‘I Asked My Son’
The actor’s son thinks he’s “stupid” for not knowing the WWE star, but Grillo now knows Cena as “a scary man” (in a good way)
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Margot Robbie Tells Colin Farrell Penguin Was Supposed to Star in ‘Birds of Prey’ Before Matt Reeves Intervened
Black Mask, the blockbuster’s Penguin replacement, was ultimately played by Ewan McGregor
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Jillian Michaels Says She Thought ‘Nobody Would Care’ About Netflix’s ‘Biggest Loser’ Doc | Video
The fitness trainer’s NewsNation comments come a week after “Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser” premiered
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, HBO Max and More
It is a week packed full of animated and VOD premieres
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‘The Beatles Anthology’ Docuseries Sets November Disney+ Premiere With Unreleased Footage
The landmark documentary celebrates its 30th anniversary re-release on the streamer Nov. 26
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‘Anemone’ Trailer Offers New Look at Daniel Day-Lewis’ First Film in 8 Years
The movie marks the feature directorial debut of Day-Lewis’ son, Ronan
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Lawrence O’Donnell Roasts Trump for Taking Day Off to Recover From ‘Jet Lag’ | Video
The MSNBC anchor says the president “humiliated” Vice President JD Vance by forcing him to share microphone time with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller
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Kirsten Dunst Wants to Star in a ‘Minecraft’ Sequel: ‘Maybe I Can Just Make a Movie Where I Don’t Lose Money?’
The actress says her kids loved the Jack Black video game comedy
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Laura Coates Uses Trump’s Own Words to Shatter ‘Woke’ Smithsonian Claims: ‘Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself, Mr. President’ | Video
In 2017, Trump called the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture a “beautiful tribute to so many American heroes”
