Eli Engler
eengler2@binghamton.edu
100 Articles
Music
The ultimate Billy Joel playlist
If you’ve been waiting for the longest time for the ultimate Billy Joel playlist, then you are in the right place. The “Piano Man” himself has sung many songs in his career,...
Movies
Celebrating May 4 with a holistic ranking of the Star Wars films
It is time to celebrate May 4, also known as “Star Wars” Day because it sounds like the iconic line, “May the force be with you.” In honor of this year’s “Star...
Listicle
A comprehensive ranking of all six 'Mission: Impossible' films
Tom Cruise has been lighting the fuse of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise since its debut film in 1996 and is set to star as the heroic Ethan Hunt for the seventh time...
Listicle
NBA playoffs round two power rankings
The 2023 NBA playoffs has been full of close series, upsets, comebacks, overtime battles and superhuman performances from the league’s biggest stars. As the first round of the playoffs has come to...
Television
'The Mandalorian' season three is hit or miss
This is the way. Since 2019, “The Mandalorian” has delivered “Star Wars” fans with high quality content centered around the Mandalorian himself, Din Djarin, and his adopted child Grogu — two lovable...
Theater
'Rent' remains refreshingly relevant
Death. Romance. Humor. Ensemble. Tension. Community. Drugs. Family. Love. All of these words could be used to describe Jonathan Larson’s hit 1996 rock musical “Rent” — which the Binghamton University theatre department...
Movies
All four Indiana Jones films ranked
This June, 1980s cinematic hero Indiana Jones is returning to theaters for his fifth theatrical outing with “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” While some may argue that Jones belongs in...
Drug Issue 2023
10 mocktails that anyone can make
Mocktails, the non-alcoholic counterpart to cocktails, cover a wide variety of drinks that can be substituted for alcoholic beverages. Regardless of the reason one chooses to abstain from drinking alcohol, mocktails provide...
Television
All seasons of 'Breaking Bad' ranked
The story of Walter White — the high school chemistry teacher turned meth empire kingpin — and his former student Jesse Pinkman first aired 15 years ago in 2008, and ended ten...
Movies
'Air' is a slam dunk film
In 1984, future National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar Michael Jordan signed a revolutionary shoe deal with Nike that helped save the company and would eventually cement Jordan’s legacy as the face of...