Josh Baggins

Josh Baggins

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.

(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

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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?

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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

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Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America in Marvel Studios' CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD. Photo by Eli Adé. © 2024 MARVEL.

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

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(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

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

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

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Mark Ruffalo Honored With Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

MCU profile: A look at Mark Ruffalo's career

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(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

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

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

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(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

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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

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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?

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Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man in Marvel Studios' ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2022 MARVEL.

Ant-Man's autobiography: 5 fun MCU details you need to know

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Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios' DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE. Photo by Jay Maidment. © 2024 20th Century Studios / © and ™ 2024 MARVEL.

For a franchise that is scaling back, the MCU sure does have a lot on their docket

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(L-R): Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan, Brie Larson as Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers, and Teyonah Parris as Captain Monica Rambeau in Marvel Studios' THE MARVELS. Photo by Laura Radford. © 2023 MARVEL.

Box office press overshadows Marvel-ous super women

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Morgan Elsbeth in a scene from "STAR WARS: TALES OF THE EMPIRE", exclusively on Disney+. © 2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All Rights Reserved.

Where does Tales of the Empire land on the Star Wars timeline?

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