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

Happy Valley’s Sarah Lancashire is back on Netflix as a mother jailed 30 years for drowning her children
Happy Valley’s Sarah Lancashire is back on Netflix as a mother jailed 30 years for drowning her children
Netflix is brewing a dark new series led by a Doctor Who star — think modern-day witch hunt, and you’re not far off.
Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning’s Paramount+ legal thriller has added Zazie Beetz and Ben Foster
Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning’s Paramount+ legal thriller has added Zazie Beetz and Ben Foster
Nicole Kidman’s new Paramount+ series has added more A-listers to its cast — with one particularly familiar face among the fresh signings.
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys filming locations: the film's Savannah is a different state, and the school is now a retirement home
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys filming locations: the film's Savannah is a different state, and the school is now a retirement home
Peter Care's adaptation of Chris Fuhrman's novel is set in Savannah and was shot nowhere near it. Here's the city that did the standing in, the buildings that carried the film, and what has become of the school since the cameras left.
The Beast in Me is coming back for season 2 — without Matthew Rhys
The Beast in Me is coming back for season 2 — without Matthew Rhys
Netflix has renewed The Beast in Me after 43 million views in seven weeks — Claire Danes returns as Aggie Wiggs, with a new mystery to untangle.
Is Barry Lyndon worth watching? It flopped in 1975 — Scorsese now calls it his favourite Kubrick
Is Barry Lyndon worth watching? It flopped in 1975 — Scorsese now calls it his favourite Kubrick
Kubrick's 1975 period picture underperformed in America, got written off as cold, and has since climbed most serious lists of the best films ever made. Here's what the reversal was actually about, and what three hours of it asks of you.
Sony, A24 and The New York Times are all eyeing Letterboxd — at a price of over 300 million dollars
Sony, A24 and The New York Times are all eyeing Letterboxd — at a price of over 300 million dollars
Movie-lovers’ app Letterboxd could soon change hands, as heavyweight film and media players eye a buyout.
Not even De Niro or Tom Hardy could crack the gangster Hollywood keeps casting
Not even De Niro or Tom Hardy could crack the gangster Hollywood keeps casting
Three acting heavyweights — Tom Hardy, Robert De Niro and Rod Steiger — played the same real-life figure in different films, and somehow all three come up short.
The cast of The Altar Boys (2025): four unknown leads, one of them now up for Poland's Discovery of the Year
The cast of The Altar Boys (2025): four unknown leads, one of them now up for Poland's Discovery of the Year
Piotr Domalewski built a Golden Lions winner on four boys with almost no credits between them. Here is who they are, who the adults around them are, and what the awards season made of the lot.
Back for Avengers: Doomsday — Robert Downey Jr. shares why he’s returning to the MCU
Back for Avengers: Doomsday — Robert Downey Jr. shares why he’s returning to the MCU
If you’ve been wondering why Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU, he’s just spelt it out — as he readies Doctor Doom for Avengers: Doomsday.
MobLand's cast has somewhere else in mind for a crossover with The Gentlemen
MobLand's cast has somewhere else in mind for a crossover with The Gentlemen
Lara Pulver and Johnny Flynn were put on the spot by Radio Times. Guy Ritchie runs The Gentlemen outright but only executive produces MobLand.
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