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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				Rachel Maddow Blasts Trump for Blocking Public Health Transparency Amid Mounting Threat of Bird Flu | Video“So when he says, ‘Oh, the last election is all about the price of eggs,’ I’m pretty sure this isn’t what he meant,” the MSNBC host digs 
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				‘The Daily Show’ Calls Trump ‘MAGA John Oliver’ in Response to Anti-DEI Executive Orders | Video“Donald Trump went back in time to kill baby DEI,” host Ronny Chieng jokes 
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				Is Netflix Making A ‘Back In Action’ Sequel?The Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx comedy scores Netflix its biggest film debut in two years and ends with a bit of a cliffhanger 
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				Here’s How Long It Takes to Watch All the 2025 Best Picture NomineesThe contenders for the Academy Awards biggest honor range from 120-minute dramas to ambitious 3-hour epics 
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				‘The Daily Show’ Jokes Impassioned Bishop Will Lead to Trump Banning Church in Next Executive Order | Video“He was probably looking up at Jesus on the cross and thinking, ‘Hey, you and me both, brother,’” host Ronny Chieng says 
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				Vin Diesel Says He Will Bring ‘Fast X: Part 2’ Production Back to LA in Response to Wildfires“Los Angeles needs it now more than ever,” the actor-producer writes 
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				‘Zero Day’ Trailer Tasks Robert De Niro With Managing a Country in CrisisJesse Plemons, Joan Allen and Angela Bassett round out the cast of the Netflix limited series 






