Craig Ellison

Craig Ellison

About Craig Ellison

Craig Ellison has been writing about entertainment for nearly a decade — from college newspapers to major film publications. His work focuses on adult animation (Futurama, Solar Opposites), video game adaptations (Castlevania: Nocturne), dark fantasy (Jujutsu Kaisen, Daemons of the Shadow Realm), and horror (Mike Flanagan, John Carpenter's The Thing, and anything A24 touches).

Before shifting fully into entertainment, Craig spent over six years as a baseball writer, publishing weekly articles across multiple outlets. That sports background gave him an unusual but useful skill: he treats streaming rankings, IMDb scores, and release schedules like a box score — with healthy skepticism and a soft spot for the underdog.

Craig got his start in student journalism at Illinois Valley Community College (writing for The IV Leader) before transferring to Eureka College on the Stephen W. Rigazio scholarship. At Eureka, he wrote for The Pegasus, covering everything from campus happenings to politics — including the 2020 election and Palestine. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor's in Communication.

What he's watching right now

  • Only Murders in the Building
  • What We Do in the Shadows
  • Castlevania: Nocturne
  • Whatever FromSoftware game is currently ruining his sleep schedule

Favorite films

  • Forrest Gump
  • Pulp Fiction
  • The Thing (John Carpenter)
  • Sinister
  • Anything A24

Favorite anime

  • Jujutsu Kaisen
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Why trust his reviews: Craig watches everything he covers. No second-hand takes. No fluff. Just honest opinions from someone who has spent nearly a decade writing professionally about film, TV, and animation.

Craig writes for CineCorner independently. All views are his own.


All news by Craig Ellison

Future-proof your watchlist: Pixar’s 2027 and beyond movies, all in one place
Future-proof your watchlist: Pixar’s 2027 and beyond movies, all in one place
Curious where Pixar’s headed next, expect a new title and a fan‑favourite franchise coming back for another go.
Who died on Deadliest Catch? The full list — and the sea claimed fewer of them than you'd think
Who died on Deadliest Catch? The full list — and the sea claimed fewer of them than you'd think
Deadliest Catch has been filming the Bering Sea crab fleet for Discovery since 2005, and the title has never been marketing. Captains, deckhands, and engineers who appeared on the show have died across those two decades. But if you assume most of them went down in the water, the record says otherwise.
Death in Paradise: what happened to Florence? She's left Saint Marie three times — and the actress says this one's final
Death in Paradise: what happened to Florence? She's left Saint Marie three times — and the actress says this one's final
Joséphine Jobert joined Death in Paradise in series 4 in 2015 as DS Florence Cassell, and stayed long enough to work alongside three different detective inspectors. She also departed the show on three separate occasions, which is why the question keeps getting asked.
What happened to Have I Got News for You US? It kept vanishing from CNN — but not for the reason fans feared
What happened to Have I Got News for You US? It kept vanishing from CNN — but not for the reason fans feared
The American Have I Got News for You premiered on CNN on 14 September 2024 and became one of the network's most-watched originals, averaging around 2 million viewers a week. It has also spent a striking amount of time not being on television. Viewers drew the obvious conclusion. The obvious conclusion was wrong.
Why did Zack Polanski pull out of Have I Got News for You? The show he chose instead explains it
Why did Zack Polanski pull out of Have I Got News for You? The show he chose instead explains it
Green Party leader Zack Polanski was booked for an episode of Have I Got News for You in December 2025. He didn't appear — and a fortnight later, Ian Hislop was discussing his absence on a podcast. The swap itself is straightforward. The row afterwards is the interesting part.
Why was The Night Manager renewed? The plan was never for just one more season
Why was The Night Manager renewed? The plan was never for just one more season
Season 2 of The Night Manager arrived on BBC One on 1 January 2026 and on Prime Video on 11 January — a full decade after the first. Season 3 was confirmed almost immediately, which looked like a reward for the numbers.
Why did Steve leave Blue's Clues? The college story was for the kids — his real answer took almost 20 years
Why did Steve leave Blue's Clues? The college story was for the kids — his real answer took almost 20 years
Steve Burns hosted Blue's Clues on Nickelodeon from its 1996 debut until 2002, across roughly 100 episodes, and left with an on-screen explanation aimed squarely at three-year-olds: Steve was off to college. Donovan Patton took over as Joe, and the show ran until 2006. The actual reasons arrived in instalments over the next two decades.
What happens at the end of Jeremiah Johnson? The answer is a single wordless gesture
What happens at the end of Jeremiah Johnson? The answer is a single wordless gesture
Sydney Pollack's Jeremiah Johnson came out in 1972, was written by John Milius and Edward Anhalt, shot across Robert Redford's adopted Utah, and screened at Cannes that year. It runs on very little dialogue and ends on almost none at all.
What drug is the dad taking in Cape Fear? It comes as eye drops — and it ties into Zack's worst night
What drug is the dad taking in Cape Fear? It comes as eye drops — and it ties into Zack's worst night
Apple TV+'s Cape Fear ran across ten episodes from 5 June to 31 July 2026, created by Nick Antosca with Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg executive producing. Two episodes in, viewers had noticed the same thing: Tom Bowden keeps sneaking a drop of something onto his tongue.
What happens at the end of Knock at the Cabin? Not what the book decided — Shyamalan flipped the choice
What happens at the end of Knock at the Cabin? Not what the book decided — Shyamalan flipped the choice
M. Night Shyamalan's Knock at the Cabin opened in February 2023 and knocked Avatar: The Way of Water off the top of the US box office. It adapts Paul Tremblay's 2018 novel The Cabin at the End of the World almost beat for beat — right up until the third act, where the two versions go in opposite directions.
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