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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‘Morning Joe’ Warns Elon Musk After CPAC Stunt: ‘You Live by the Chainsaw, Die by the Chainsaw’ | Video
“It looks like Democrats are finally being given some issues that they can really start to work on,” Joe Scarborough observes
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Where to Watch ‘The Monkey’: Is the Horror Comedy Streaming?
A toy monkey terrorizes a family in the new Stephen King adaptation from “Longlegs” director Osgood Perkins
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Aaron Pierre Reacts to ‘Jennifer Hudson Show’ Turning Off Comments on His Viral Video for Being ‘Too Hot’
The “Mufasa” and “Rebel Ridge” star is a favorite choice among many to take over the James Bond mantle
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Netflix Orders ‘Extraction’ Spinoff TV Series Starring Omar Sy
The eight-episode thriller continues the streamer’s campaign to build more of its own, in-house franchises
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Jeff Bezos Asks Social Media Who Should Play the Next Bond After Amazon Takes Control of 007
While Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson remain co-owners of the franchise, Amazon MGM Studios has acquired full creative control
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First Look, Premiere Date Revealed for Apple TV+ Alexander Skarsgård Series ‘Murderbot’
The Emmy winner stars in the comedic thriller as a robot with conflicting feelings about humanity
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Marvel TV Head Reveals Why ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Was Drastically Overhauled After Hollywood Strikes
“It was a little bit confusing,” star Charlie Cox says of the Disney+ series’ original, pre-strikes iteration
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Bernie Sanders Warns of Dangerous Authoritarian State With Musk ‘Clearly Running the Show’ | Video
“The fight to make sure that the working class of this country gets a fair shake, that’s not going to be won here on Capitol Hill,” the Vermont senator tells CNN’s Kaitlan Collins
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Rachel Maddow Says Republicans Who Regret Voting for Trump Could Be His Downfall | Video
“The distance between what people think they voted for and what people realize they got ultimately does matter,” the MSNBC host says
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‘Fantastic Four’ Star John Malkovich Says He Turned Down Marvel Offers Until They Paid Him More: ‘Didn’t Like the Deals They Made’
The actor is set to make his MCU debut this July
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‘People Are Pissed’: Jen Psaki Unpacks Anti-Trump Presidents’ Day Protests | Video
“It turns out the American people don’t love watching Donald Trump and Elon Musk take an absolute wrecking ball to the federal government,” the MSNBC host observes
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Brady Corbet Says He Is Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck and ‘The Brutalist’ Has Made Him ‘Zero Dollars’
“I’ve spoken to many filmmakers that have films nominated this year that can’t pay their rent,” the director tells Marc Maron
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Everything We Know About Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’
Matt Damon leads the star-studded cast of the new mythic action epic
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Harvey Weinstein Sues Brother Bob for Fraud, Misappropriation of Funds
The disgraced movie mogul accuses several former Weinstein Company associates of leaving him with sole responsibility for a $45 million loan
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‘SNL50’ Debuts New John Mulaney Musical: Kate McKinnon Reprises Giuliani, Adam Driver Is a Hot Dog | Video
“Giuliani killed the dream I dreamed,” Kristen Wiig’s green M&M laments in the star-studded musical mashup