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

Back in the ’90s, Universal heard a 'Problem Child vs. Chucky' pitch
Back in the ’90s, Universal heard a 'Problem Child vs. Chucky' pitch
In the ’90s, the Problem Child writers pitched an unlikely crossover to Universal — and it’s not the match-up you’re expecting.
Tom Cruise's actually going to have to act in Digger; we'll see how that's gonna work out
Tom Cruise's actually going to have to act in Digger; we'll see how that's gonna work out
After years sprinting past peril, Digger suggests Tom Cruise has finally run into the one thing even he can’t shake in Hollywood.
Sorry, Lightning McQueen — Owen Wilson says his kids prefer another character
Sorry, Lightning McQueen — Owen Wilson says his kids prefer another character
Owen Wilson says his kids’ favourite character of his isn’t Lightning McQueen — and he’s revealed who wins their hearts in a chat with E! News.
Who is Charlie from Love Is Blind UK? Season 2 opened its very first pod date with him
Who is Charlie from Love Is Blind UK? Season 2 opened its very first pod date with him
Charlie from Love Is Blind: UK season 2 — who he is, his age, job and hometown, why viewers met him before anyone else in the pods, how his time in the experiment actually played out, what happened to the woman across the wall on that first date, and where to find him now.
Danny Boyle left 28 Years Later 3 off his list of next projects, a year after promising Cillian Murphy a significant role in it
Danny Boyle left 28 Years Later 3 off his list of next projects, a year after promising Cillian Murphy a significant role in it
Danny Boyle’s latest update suggests 28 Years Later 3 isn’t next up — and that hardly bodes well for Cillian Murphy’s return.
The Long Walk's Garrett Wareing is openly campaigning to play Iceman in the X-Men reboot, a part Marvel hasn't even started casting
The Long Walk's Garrett Wareing is openly campaigning to play Iceman in the X-Men reboot, a part Marvel hasn't even started casting
Eyeing the MCU’s X-Men reboot, a rising The Long Walk star has thrown their hat in the ring for one of Marvel’s most underrated mutants.
Primetime came out of Venice on 95%, and the BBC called it the best work Pattinson has done
Primetime came out of Venice on 95%, and the BBC called it the best work Pattinson has done
Robert Pattinson sets the Venice Film Festival abuzz with a turn critics call career-defining — and that’s before you clock the A24 stamp and who’s in the director’s chair.
Sebastian Stan pitched Kevin Feige a low-budget Winter Soldier thriller — fifteen years as Bucky and still no solo film
Sebastian Stan pitched Kevin Feige a low-budget Winter Soldier thriller — fifteen years as Bucky and still no solo film
Sebastian Stan says he pitched Kevin Feige a Bucky Barnes solo film, and whatever he suggested has fans clamouring for Marvel to get it made.
Dwayne Johnson goes heavy: stuntman with dementia, Free Byrd — Affleck and Damon producing
Dwayne Johnson goes heavy: stuntman with dementia, Free Byrd — Affleck and Damon producing
Dwayne Johnson’s next serious swing teams him with Sing Sing director Greg Kwedar — and the role he’s taking on isn’t what you’d expect.
Mel Gibson teases Resurrection of the Christ heading into different realms
Mel Gibson teases Resurrection of the Christ heading into different realms
Mel Gibson has hinted The Resurrection of the Christ won’t simply replay his original — he’s steering it somewhere you won’t expect.
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