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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Terry Gross Laments CPB’s Dissolution, Says ‘Fresh Air’ Wouldn’t Exist Without It | Video
“I think it was worth their investment,” the NPR host says of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s initial contribution to her show
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, HBO Max and More
From “The Traitors” Season 4 to “The Pitt” Season 2 and everything in between
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Rachel Maddow Says Nonviolent Protest Is Still the Answer After Minneapolis ICE Shooting | Video
“We can believe our own eyes against what they’re telling us,” the MS NOW anchor tells Jimmy Kimmel
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‘The Daily Show’ Says Minneapolis ICE Shooting Is Another ‘Political Rorschach Test’ for Americans | Video
“Some people see a peaceful protester getting murdered, and other people are fascists,” host Ronny Chieng suggests
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Harvey Weinstein Considers Guilty Plea, but Maintains He ‘Never Assaulted Anyone’
Judge Curtis Farber rejected the producer’s motion to vacate the sole sexual assault conviction from his 2025 New York retrial
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Podcaster Jon Favreau Rips JD Vance Over Minneapolis ICE Shooting: ‘What the F—k Is Wrong With You?’
“You have no idea who this woman was,” the “Pod Save America” host tells the vice president
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Chris Hayes Tells Colbert Minneapolis ICE Shooting Has Trapped Officials in ‘Incredibly Fraught Jurisdictional Territory’ | Video
“I think there’s going to be tremendous pressure for some sort of judicial accountability,” the MS NOW anchor says
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‘Stranger Things’ Star Jamie Campbell Bower Reveals the Last Line He Tried to Give Vecna: ‘It Just Didn’t Work’ | Video
“I felt like, in that moment, that the humanity could come through a little bit more,” the actor says
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Bowen Yang Addresses ‘SNL’ Exit in Tearful ‘Las Culturistas’ Interview: ‘I Stayed On Exactly as Long as I Wanted’
“I was maybe unsure about going back in the summer, and I’m so glad I did,” Yang tells Matt Rogers
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Jimmy Kimmel Jokes Trump’s America Is Running About as Well as the Ice Cream Machine at McDonald’s | Video
“How are we already looking at another possible shutdown? The last one ended in November!” the late night host points out
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‘Man on Fire’: Netflix Unveils First Look at TV Show Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
The TV adaptation of the Denzel Washington thriller premieres in 2026
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Jimmy Kimmel Says Trump Invaded Venezuela to Distract Us From Epstein Files: ‘What Is He Thinking?’ | Video
“This is literally the plot of the movie ‘Wag the Dog,’” the late night ABC host notes
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Stephen Colbert Mocks Trump’s ‘Peace on Earth’ New Year’s Resolution After Venezuela Attack: ‘That Didn’t Last Long’ | Video
“Invading a country with a mustachioed dictator and saying, ‘Don’t worry, their oil will pay for this war,’ is kind of where I got on this train 20+ years ago,” the “Late Show” host says
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Jon Stewart Begs Trump to Come Up With Better Excuse for Venezuela Operation: ‘Is This Your First War!?’ | Video
“Anything else you want to take over? I think there’s still some time to go after Warner Bros. Discovery! I mean, America doesn’t have Netflix money,” the “Daily Show” host jokes
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New on Hulu in January 2026
“A Thousand Blows” Season 2 and “Tell Me Lies” Season 3 both premiere on the streamer this month














