Carson Burton is an writer, entertainment fanatic, and a proud Crocs owner that loves everything from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse to 2001: A Space Odyssey. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he studied Journalism and Film and Media Studies. He also is a big fan of basketball and football, with his favorite teams being his hometown Indiana Pacers and Indianapolis Colts.

At Digital Trends, Carson writes about film and television. He also writes news stories for IGN and previously worked for Variety, where he interviewed dozens of directors, actors, and producers about their projects. From Scooby-Doo to Mean Girls, Carson is a passionate consumer of entertainment that is torturously trying to keep up with everything going on in popular culture.