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

The decade’s most underrated action movie is a Tom Hardy thriller on Netflix
The decade’s most underrated action movie is a Tom Hardy thriller on Netflix
The partnership between Tom Hardy and director Gareth Evans has given viewers one of Netflix’s most ferocious action films in recent years.
From spy to screen: how Tom King’s CIA past shaped HBO’s Lanterns
From spy to screen: how Tom King’s CIA past shaped HBO’s Lanterns
Before he was shaping HBO’s Lanterns, Tom King was serving in U.S. intelligence. The DC standout’s jump from spycraft to superheroes gives the series one of Hollywood’s strangest origin stories.
A24 launches sweeping copyright crackdown on Backrooms content, report says
A24 launches sweeping copyright crackdown on Backrooms content, report says
A24 is catching heat over a reported copyright crackdown on Backrooms fan projects, igniting a wave of backlash online. Indie artists and game developers argue their work draws from the original internet mythos, not the studio’s film adaptation.
Christopher Nolan reinvents The Odyssey with audacious twists on Homer’s epic
Christopher Nolan reinvents The Odyssey with audacious twists on Homer’s epic
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey doesn’t just adapt Homer—it rips up the roadmap. We break down the boldest departures the film makes from the ancient epic.
Move over, Fallout: FX’s next video game series nails the casting
Move over, Fallout: FX’s next video game series nails the casting
Steve Buscemi has joined the cast of the upcoming television adaptation of Far Cry, the long-running video game franchise.
How many episodes is The Hawk on Netflix
How many episodes is The Hawk on Netflix
Will Ferrell finally has his golf show — and if you're wondering how much of a commitment it is, the answer is a tidy one.
Sydney Sweeney’s supernatural remake of a gothic classic gets the go-ahead
Sydney Sweeney’s supernatural remake of a gothic classic gets the go-ahead
The actor will star in Hollow, a retelling of Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, taking the lead in a new adaptation of the 1820 ghost story.
R-rated The X-Files: I Want to Believe director’s cut locks release date, gets new title
R-rated The X-Files: I Want to Believe director’s cut locks release date, gets new title
The R-rated director's cut of The X-Files: I Want to Believe now has a confirmed streaming release date.
Netflix hit XO, Kitty might swap Season 4 for a wrap-up movie
Netflix hit XO, Kitty might swap Season 4 for a wrap-up movie
XO, Kitty may wrap up with a feature-length movie rather than proceed with a fourth season to close out the series.
Netflix cancelled its best fantasy since The Witcher WAY too soon
Netflix cancelled its best fantasy since The Witcher WAY too soon
Three years ago, Netflix cancelled Lockwood & Co., the London-set YA ghost-hunting drama based on Jonathan Stroud’s novels, after just one season.