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

Spider-Man: Brand New Day post-credits scene: what that final tease really sets up
Spider-Man: Brand New Day post-credits scene: what that final tease really sets up
In the new Spider-Man film, the climactic scene — and a cheeky post‑credits sting — pack comic‑book nods and timeline clues that quietly set up what comes next.
Mahershala Ali on Blade cancellation — and what it says about Marvel
Mahershala Ali on Blade cancellation — and what it says about Marvel
In a new interview, Mahershala Ali finally addressed Blade’s stop-start development — and his remarks help explain why Marvel’s reboot remains mired in delays.
How much of MasterChef is scripted? Part of the answer is hiding in the end credits
How much of MasterChef is scripted? Part of the answer is hiding in the end credits
Every series of MasterChef ends the same way: someone lifts a trophy, someone cries, and a wall of end credits scrolls past far too fast to read. Which is a shame — because tucked into that blur is the most honest sentence the show ever broadcasts.
Obsession star circling iconic X-Men role in Marvel’s MCU reboot
Obsession star circling iconic X-Men role in Marvel’s MCU reboot
In a new interview, Inde Navarrette said just enough to set the X-Men reboot rumour mill whirring again without naming names.
Sam Raimi to direct new Stephen King supernatural thriller adaptation
Sam Raimi to direct new Stephen King supernatural thriller adaptation
In a new interview, the Evil Dead filmmaker revealed which Stephen King book he’s producing for the big screen — and it’s not the obvious pick.
Sadie Sink's Spider-Man: Brand New Day role is sending X-Men fans into overdrive
Sadie Sink's Spider-Man: Brand New Day role is sending X-Men fans into overdrive
Sadie Sink's Spider-Man: Brand New Day role is finally revealed (not that we are actually surprised).
New Girl reunion confirmed: the gang’s getting back together
New Girl reunion confirmed: the gang’s getting back together
Max Greenfield has finally addressed whether the New Girl cast will reunite on screen, sharing a hopeful update in a new interview.
What happens at the end of Unfaithful? The studio shot six endings before Adrian Lyne got his way
What happens at the end of Unfaithful? The studio shot six endings before Adrian Lyne got his way
Adrian Lyne's Unfaithful (2002) closes on a shot that refuses to answer its own question — a car idling at a traffic light, going nowhere. Getting to that image involved a proper fight between the director and 20th Century Fox, and a stack of alternative endings shot just in case.
A Nightmare on Elm Street: two competing reboots are happening
A Nightmare on Elm Street: two competing reboots are happening
After years in limbo, two rival studios have kicked off separate bids to resurrect Wes Craven’s Elm Street.
Why did Ben Miller leave Death in Paradise? The reason was waiting for him back in England
Why did Ben Miller leave Death in Paradise? The reason was waiting for him back in England
Ben Miller was the original detective of Death in Paradise — the suit-and-tie, briefcase-clutching DI Richard Poole, gloriously miserable in the Caribbean sunshine from the show's launch in 2011. Then, at the start of series 3 in January 2014, the show killed him off with an ice pick.
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