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

Jodie Foster calls Brad Pitt’s biggest movie an AI creation
Jodie Foster calls Brad Pitt’s biggest movie an AI creation
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Vin Diesel just revealed the final chapter of his biggest franchise in a new video
Vin Diesel just revealed the final chapter of his biggest franchise in a new video
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Virtuosity predicted the AI era—so why did we all miss it?
Virtuosity predicted the AI era—so why did we all miss it?
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What happens at the end of Everybody Hates Chris? The GED twist, explained
What happens at the end of Everybody Hates Chris? The GED twist, explained
Everybody Hates Chris ended on 8 May 2009 with "Everybody Hates the G.E.D." — a finale built around one deliberately maddening cut to black. Chris drops out of high school, sits the GED, and the screen goes dark before anyone reads his result. It took fifteen years and an animated sequel to settle the question.
Who killed Richard Poole in Death in Paradise — the killer and the motive
Who killed Richard Poole in Death in Paradise — the killer and the motive
DI Richard Poole (Ben Miller) was murdered in the series 3 opener, "Death of a Detective", first broadcast on 14 January 2014.
The forgotten Ridley Scott series that still sets the bar for TV
The forgotten Ridley Scott series that still sets the bar for TV
Ridley Scott’s filmography is stacked, but the crown jewel may be the one you missed—a sleek, overlooked title that outshines his blockbusters.
There's a reason why MasterChef Australia is so much better than the rest
There's a reason why MasterChef Australia is so much better than the rest
MasterChef Australia has been running on Network 10 since 2009, and it has quietly become the benchmark every other version of the franchise gets measured against. The reason isn't a secret ingredient. It's kindness — backed by a format that actually lets people cook.
What happens at the end of The Running Man is not the ending King wrote
What happens at the end of The Running Man is not the ending King wrote
Edgar Wright's The Running Man arrived in UK cinemas on 12 November 2025, sold as the faithful adaptation of Stephen King's 1982 novel — the one the 1987 Schwarzenegger film never was. And it mostly is faithful. Right up until the last ten minutes, where Wright and King part company completely.
Who dies in Peaky Blinders? Every major death from series 1 to 6
Who dies in Peaky Blinders? Every major death from series 1 to 6
Peaky Blinders ran for six series between 2013 and 2022, and the Shelby family paid for their empire in blood.
Netflix’s Guy Ritchie-style crime caper is the swaggering weekend binge to queue up now
Netflix’s Guy Ritchie-style crime caper is the swaggering weekend binge to queue up now
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