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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The 3 Best Movies to Watch on Prime Video This Week
From “The Love Hypothesis” to “Little Women”
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The 3 Best New Movies on Hulu This Week
From “Babylon” to “Jennifer’s Body”
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‘SNL’ Weekend Update’s Tucker Carlson Shades Summer Box Office Hits: ‘Spider-They, Spider-Them’
Jeremy Culhane brings back his spot-on impression to critique “The Odyssey,” “Toy Story 5” and turn on Trump
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‘SNL’ Cold Open: Trump and Mamdani Cement Friendship Over Press Ban, China President Visit and NYC’s Historic Storm
Ashley Padilla also makes her debut as the president’s “totally normal” assistant Natalie Harp in the Season 52 premiere
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‘Morning Joe’ Says ‘Justice Will Be Done’ After Trump’s Press Ban: ‘That Time Is Coming’
“It’s time to start writing this down,” MS NOW host Joe Scarborough advises
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‘Daily Show’ Clowns Trump’s Startled Reaction to Planned Flyover: ‘Not a Good Omen’
“Now, President Xi knows all he has to do to rattle Trump is drop a book on the floor,” host Desi Lydic jokes
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Jimmy Kimmel Jokes CNN Embarrassed Trump in Front of President Xi: ‘Just Inconsiderate’
“They’re like Trump and a beauty pageant dressing room: They’re going in anyway,” the late night host says of MS NOW, CNN and Politico’s restored White House access
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The 8 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend on Netflix, Apple and More
From “Brothers” to “Unabomber” and everything in between
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‘Daily Show’ Applauds Melania Trump’s Female Empowerment Initiative: ‘More Women in the Illuminati!’
Host Desi Lydic calls the first lady the “only living person to ever haunt the White House”
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Jimmy Fallon Jokingly Accuses Trump of ‘Sucking Up’ to Chinese President: ‘It’s Now Called the Xi Kennedy Center’
“Both leaders have reached a big agreement. They decided to go as Taylor [Swift] and Travis [Kelce] for their couple’s Halloween costume,” the “Tonight Show” host jokes
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Macklemore Plans ‘Free Palestine’ Tour: ‘There Is Work to Be Done’
The announcement comes days after the rapper was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour over pro-Palestinian remarks he made onstage
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‘Morning Joe’ Skewers Trump’s ‘Stupid’ Press Ban After Judge’s Intervention: ‘So Short-Sighted’
“Be on guard today, throughout the day, for how they behave in response to this,” MS NOW senior legal reporter Lisa Rubin says
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‘Slow Horses’ Boss Unpacks That Character’s Long-Awaited Return
“It was amazing to be involved in that,” Gaby Chiappe tells TheWrap of the Apple thriller’s Season 6 resurrection
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‘Morning Joe’ Condemns Trump Admin’s Latest ICE Shooting: ‘No Good Justifiable Explanation’
“A country can enforce its laws, we’ve learned this, and still insist on the Rule of Law,” MS NOW host Mika Brzezinski says
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Every Movie and TV Show Featured in the White House’s Trump TV Ad
The X post uses clips from “Breaking Bad,” “Family Guy,” “The Office,” “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” and a number of other iconic movies and shows














