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

Brad Pitt on racing Tom Cruise in an F1 and Days of Thunder crossover: 'The problem is we both want to win'
Brad Pitt on racing Tom Cruise in an F1 and Days of Thunder crossover: 'The problem is we both want to win'
Brad Pitt’s cast doubt on an F1 and Days of Thunder crossover, teasing a single, glaring hitch that could scupper the whole idea.
Universal is having second thoughts about releasing Alex Gibney's Musk documentary abroad — it got a four-minute standing ovation in Venice
Universal is having second thoughts about releasing Alex Gibney's Musk documentary abroad — it got a four-minute standing ovation in Venice
Universal Pictures is reportedly rethinking its plan to distribute Musk, and the latest release date chatter won’t cheer anyone waiting for the Elon Musk movie.
The Odyssey Oscar predictions: category by category, for the best-reviewed film of Nolan's career
The Odyssey Oscar predictions: category by category, for the best-reviewed film of Nolan's career
The Odyssey is the best-reviewed and highest-grossing film of Christopher Nolan's career. Here's how that converts into an Oscar campaign — the categories it can't lose, the ones Universal has a genuine strategy problem in, and the record it's chasing.
Zack Snyder is not updating Escape From New York — he is setting it in the 1997 that 1981 imagined, down to the original's release date
Zack Snyder is not updating Escape From New York — he is setting it in the 1997 that 1981 imagined, down to the original's release date
Zack Snyder is spelling out how he’ll tackle his Escape From New York remake — and dropping fresh details you’ll want to hear.
Resident Evil is tracking a 40 million dollar opening — the franchise record has stood at 26.6 million since 2010
Resident Evil is tracking a 40 million dollar opening — the franchise record has stood at 26.6 million since 2010
Box office predictions tip Zach Cregger’s radical new take on Resident Evil for the franchise’s biggest opening yet, and the projected haul is heftier than you might expect.
Missing Stranger Things? Netflix’s Stephen King-Esque mystery thriller is officially described as the perfect replacement
Missing Stranger Things? Netflix’s Stephen King-Esque mystery thriller is officially described as the perfect replacement
A limited series lands this fall — and the standout detail isn’t the date.
Meet the ‘new Tarantino’ — fans say it’s Zach Cregger after his near‑perfect Resident Evil
Meet the ‘new Tarantino’ — fans say it’s Zach Cregger after his near‑perfect Resident Evil
With 'Resident Evil' set to cap a cracking three-film run, fans are suddenly likening Zach Cregger to a certain revered director — no pressure.
At 64, after riding a motorbike off a 7,000-foot cliff, Tom Cruise told GQ that he does not fear death
At 64, after riding a motorbike off a 7,000-foot cliff, Tom Cruise told GQ that he does not fear death
Tom Cruise has finally said whether those death‑defying Mission: Impossible stunts actually scare him, telling GQ straight.
Casey Bloys put the end of The Last of Us at 2027 - four years on HBO, and it goes out by choice rather than by cancellation
Casey Bloys put the end of The Last of Us at 2027 - four years on HBO, and it goes out by choice rather than by cancellation
HBO has finally said what’s in store for The Last of Us on HBO Max once its highly anticipated third season wraps.
Tarantino dropped Cliff Booth as his tenth film and handed it to Fincher - his novel lands on 8 December, between the IMAX run and Netflix
Tarantino dropped Cliff Booth as his tenth film and handed it to Fincher - his novel lands on 8 December, between the IMAX run and Netflix
Quentin Tarantino is beating David Fincher to it — with a novel.
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