Josh Baggins

Josh Baggins

Joined: May 14, 2018

Josh Baggins contributes as a writer with Bam Smack Pow. Josh has been covering movie and television content since his college days at Rutgers University, where he studied film history. While his current areas of expertise are the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars, his love of movies spans all genres and time periods - his DVD collection is quickly approaching 3,000 films. As a native New Yorker, Josh hops back and forth between New York Comic Con and the New York Film Festival.

Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) in Marvel Studios' THUNDERBOLTS*. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2024 MARVEL.

Thunderbolts marketing campaign embraces its A24 roots

Chris Evans in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) © 2011 - Paramount Pictures

MCU fans assemble for Disney Cruise Line’s Marvel Day at Sea

(L-R): Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios' FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios / © and ™ 2025 MARVEL.

Every Marvel, DC and comic book movie coming in 2025 and beyond

Captain America/Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) in Marvel Studios' CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2024 MARVEL.

Captain America: Brave New World’s MCU connections

Emma Corrin as Cassandra Nova in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios' DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE. Photo by Jay Maidment. © 2024 20th Century Studios / © and ™ 2024 MARVEL.

The MCU’s Visual Effects ignored by the Academy… again

(Center): The Lion (voiced by Cress Williams) in Marvel Studios Television's EYES OF WAKANDA. © 2024 Marvel. All Rights Reserved.

After a prosperous 2024, Marvel Animation has big plans in 2025

Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) in Marvel Studios’ THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER. Photo by Eli Ade. ©Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.

What are the Oscar chances for MCU veterans this awards season?

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Wim, Neel, Jod Na Nawood, Fern, and KB. Image Source: StarWars.com

Where Skeleton Crew lands on the Star Wars timeline

(L-R) Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) and Billy Maximoff (Joe Locke) in Marvel Television's AGATHA ALL ALONG, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Television. © 2024 MARVEL.

Agatha All Along's MCU connections

Tom Hardy stars as Eddie Brock/Venom in Columbia Pictures VENOM: THE LAST DANCE.

Does Venom: The Last Dance connect with other Marvel movies?

Mark Ruffalo Honored With Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

MCU profile: A look at Mark Ruffalo's career

(L-R): Master Yoda (voiced by Piotr Michael) with Jedi Younglings, Kai Brightstar (voiced by Jamaal Avery Jr.), Lys Solay (voiced by Juliet Donenfeld) and Nubs (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) and their friends Nash Durango (voiced by Emma Berman), and RJ-83 (voiced by Jonathan Lipow) on planet Tenoo, in a scene from "STAR WARS: YOUNG JEDI ADVENTURES" exclusively on Disney+. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Familiar Star Wars characters and species appear in Young Jedi Adventures

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS. © 2024 20th Century Studios / © and ™ 2024 MARVEL.

Two important superhero movies will battle at the box office next July

(L-R): Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios' DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE. Photo by Jay Maidment. © 2024 20th Century Studios / © and ™ 2024 MARVEL.

Deadpool and Wolverine is the first X-Men related movie to earn $1 billion

Mae Aniseya (Amandla Stenberg) in Lucasfilm's THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

The Acolyte: Review bombing hasn't stopped the show becoming a Star Wars success story

Mae (Amandla Stenberg) in Lucasfilm's THE ACOLYTE, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Where does The Acolyte land on the Star Wars timeline?