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

Carrie season 1 review: strong performances, but the MCU-style approach ruins it all
Carrie season 1 review: strong performances, but the MCU-style approach ruins it all
Summer Howell shines as Carrie White in Carrie Full Season 1, but does an MCU-Style approach smother the simple, personal arc that should hit hardest?
Thought Street Fighter’s movie was all live action? It’s packing proper hand-drawn '90s anime
Thought Street Fighter’s movie was all live action? It’s packing proper hand-drawn '90s anime
Street Fighter serves up a greatest-hits homage to the franchise’s best bits — the question is whether that approach actually works.
Early word is strong: critics praise Brad Bird’s animated sci‑fi noir Ray Gunn
Early word is strong: critics praise Brad Bird’s animated sci‑fi noir Ray Gunn
Brad Bird’s Netflix animated noir Ray Gunn has premiered, and early reactions are largely positive — with one aspect in particular drawing most of the praise.
You wanted weird? Nicolas Cage plans to join HBO's True Detective for season 5
You wanted weird? Nicolas Cage plans to join HBO's True Detective for season 5
A big‑screen maverick could be lining up True Detective season 5 as their next major TV move.
About that comeback: Nicolas Cage isn’t on board for his National Treasure return
About that comeback: Nicolas Cage isn’t on board for his National Treasure return
He’s already got a cracking idea for a sequel—and you’ll want to hear it, if it ever happens.
Ten days in, Netflix’s 7-part western masterpiece already owns 2026 TV
Ten days in, Netflix’s 7-part western masterpiece already owns 2026 TV
If you reckon Netflix’s series slate peaked this year, this series swaggers in and makes the rest look second-rate.
Well, that stung — The Social Reckoning is a major box office face-plant
Well, that stung — The Social Reckoning is a major box office face-plant
Sony’s Facebook drama The Social Reckoning limped through its North American debut, trailing the film that inspired it as Jessica Chastain’s Other Mommy took the weekend.
Tom Cruise’s Digger just had an even worse second weekend at the box office
Tom Cruise’s Digger just had an even worse second weekend at the box office
Tom Cruise’s Digger, from Alejandro G. Iñárritu, is sinking at the box office — and, if you were wondering, the second weekend was somehow even worse.
Who asked for this? One of Disney’s worst live-action movies is becoming a Disney+ series
Who asked for this? One of Disney’s worst live-action movies is becoming a Disney+ series
Disney fancies another crack at a critically panned 2020 fantasy adaptation, turning it into an animated Disney+ series after an 8% Tomatometer and 19% Popcornmeter drubbing.
Even Ava DuVernay’s new film 14th can’t dodge AI backlash — over historical photos
Even Ava DuVernay’s new film 14th can’t dodge AI backlash — over historical photos
Ava DuVernay’s new documentary 14th has kicked up a fuss after its New York Film Festival premiere on Friday, with its handling of historical photos at the centre.
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