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

Apple TV’s Mistborn Surges Ahead After Game-Changing Script Overhaul
Apple TV’s Mistborn Surges Ahead After Game-Changing Script Overhaul
Apple’s epic fantasy take on Brandon Sanderson’s novels just leveled up with a major boost, propelling the series closer to the screen.
The Verdict Is In: The Definitive Ranking of Korean Legal Dramas
The Verdict Is In: The Definitive Ranking of Korean Legal Dramas
The verdict is in: legal dramas are cross-examining genre itself, fusing noir, comedy, and conspiracy to deliver stories that swing from chilling to cheeky.
The Books Hollywood Can’t Stop Filming: The Most Adapted Novels of All Time
The Books Hollywood Can’t Stop Filming: The Most Adapted Novels of All Time
Hollywood never met a classic it couldn’t remake. From page to screen and back again, a handful of literary heavyweights keep getting rebooted, reimagined and resurrected far more than the rest. Here are the books filmmakers can’t quit.
Safety Red Flags Pile Up on Jonathan Majors Comeback Film Set
Safety Red Flags Pile Up on Jonathan Majors Comeback Film Set
Jonathan Majors' Daily Wire action comeback faces fresh scrutiny after an on-set scare sent the star and a co-star through a faulty window, intensifying concerns about safety on the production.
Peaky Blinders Just Embraced TV's Most Infuriating Crime Trope, Thanks to The Immortal Man
Peaky Blinders Just Embraced TV's Most Infuriating Crime Trope, Thanks to The Immortal Man
After a bold, definitive TV farewell, Peaky Blinders backtracks in its sequel movie, trotting out a tired antihero twist that undercuts the show’s most powerful ending.
Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings Is Free to Stream Right Now
Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings Is Free to Stream Right Now
Ridley Scott’s polarizing Old Testament epic Exodus: Gods and Kings has landed on Tubi, with Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton going head-to-head.
Hurry: Emily Blunt’s 91% Rotten Tomatoes R-Rated Action Thriller Leaves Netflix Soon
Hurry: Emily Blunt’s 91% Rotten Tomatoes R-Rated Action Thriller Leaves Netflix Soon
Emily Blunt’s acclaimed 2015 thriller Sicario — a gritty, R-rated hit with a 91% Rotten Tomatoes score — is leaving Netflix soon as licensing deals reshuffle the catalog. Watch it before it disappears.
Lioness Season 3: Meet Every Returning Star and All the New Recruits in Taylor Sheridan's Action Thriller
Lioness Season 3: Meet Every Returning Star and All the New Recruits in Taylor Sheridan's Action Thriller
Season 3 of Taylor Sheridan's Lioness: Special Ops is bringing back fan-favorite recurring operatives alongside fresh faces—see who’s reporting for duty.
Spy Thriller Humint Rockets To #1 On Netflix
Spy Thriller Humint Rockets To #1 On Netflix
Barely days after its premiere, the action thriller Humint rockets to the streamer's global No. 1 spot.
From Weekend Update to Kingpin: SNL’s Colin Jost Trades Punchlines for a Turn as a Peacock Drug Lord
From Weekend Update to Kingpin: SNL’s Colin Jost Trades Punchlines for a Turn as a Peacock Drug Lord
Colin Cost is developing a Peacock series about Larry Lavin, mastermind of the Yuppie Conspiracy.