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

V for Vendetta returns to cinemas for its 20th anniversary on 1 and 5 November — Bonfire Night included
V for Vendetta returns to cinemas for its 20th anniversary on 1 and 5 November — Bonfire Night included
Fathom and Warner Bros. are bringing the Wachowski-produced dystopia back for two days with a new trailer and a documentary by James McTeigue.
Last call for Ryan Reynolds and Salma Hayek's R-rated Hitman's Bodyguard films — both leave Netflix on 1 October
Last call for Ryan Reynolds and Salma Hayek's R-rated Hitman's Bodyguard films — both leave Netflix on 1 October
The Hitman’s Bodyguard and Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, with Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek, have a few days left on Netflix.
Eight trilogies where every film is a masterpiece, from Back to the Future to The Lord of the Rings — Star Wars is out on a technicality
Eight trilogies where every film is a masterpiece, from Back to the Future to The Lord of the Rings — Star Wars is out on a technicality
Three films and done, each one strong: the Cornetto, Dollars, Dark Knight, Before and Three Colours trilogies make the list alongside Middle-earth.
Charlize Theron is behind the first live-action Webtoon series in English — a mafia nanny romance with 338 million views
Charlize Theron is behind the first live-action Webtoon series in English — a mafia nanny romance with 338 million views
Hulu’s adaptation of Violet Matter’s Webtoon, with 338 million views, follows an elite nanny guarding a Venetian mafia underboss’s son. Max Gill is writing.
Who was on NCIS from the beginning? Only one of the original cast is still in the credits more than two decades on
Who was on NCIS from the beginning? Only one of the original cast is still in the credits more than two decades on
NCIS premiered on CBS in September 2003 with five names in the main titles. Twenty-three seasons later, only one of them still turns up for work — and the man usually called an original cast member technically wasn't one.
Ready your pause button: Paul Bettany promises a ‘surplus’ of MCU Easter eggs in VisionQuest
Ready your pause button: Paul Bettany promises a ‘surplus’ of MCU Easter eggs in VisionQuest
Expect to be pausing a lot: Paul Bettany says VisionQuest is brimming with MCU Easter eggs, plus familiar cameos and a few major reveals on Disney+.
Sam Raimi makes movie from horror survival video game, yep, with Toy Story 4 director
Sam Raimi makes movie from horror survival video game, yep, with Toy Story 4 director
Sam Raimi is plotting a big-screen take on a smash horror survival game, with the Toy Story 4 director aboard, as 20th Century Studios snaps up the rights.
Doctor Who fans finally have a return window: 2028-29. The last new episode aired in May 2025.
Doctor Who fans finally have a return window: 2028-29. The last new episode aired in May 2025.
Doctor Who fans finally have a steer on when Season 16 should land, as the BBC launches a competitive tender for the show's next chapter.
The Princess Bride ending explained: what the final kiss and the grandfather's last line mean
The Princess Bride ending explained: what the final kiss and the grandfather's last line mean
The Princess Bride ends on two words the film has spent ninety minutes teaching you how to hear. Here's what the final scene is actually doing, how it departs from William Goldman's novel, and why Rob Reiner shot an entirely different ending and then binned it.
Barbie 2 gets a big nudge after a major Warner Bros. business move
Barbie 2 gets a big nudge after a major Warner Bros. business move
Warner Bros. pulled a canny bit of business that makes Barbie 2 all but nailed on — involving a big-name filmmaker ditching Netflix for a first-look deal.
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