Ed Rampell
LATEST ARTICLES BY Ed Rampell
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‘Colored People’s Time: A History Play’ theater review
May 8, 2026Spanning 100 years, the storytelling does not focus on the high and mighty but rather on ordinary people, the rank and file who actually turn the wheel of history.
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LA Opera’s ‘Falstaff’ is a comedy delight about life and passion
April 30, 2026It is a case of feminine wiles versus the male ego.
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‘Master Harold’…and the Boys: Theater review
April 21, 2026Athol Fugard's play seems to have dramatizes Frantz Fanon’s theories about the psychological impact of racism and colonialism on the human mind.
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‘Akhnaten’ review: A timely opera regarding upheaval in the Middle East
March 6, 2026The piece is a “portrait opera” about a transformative figure who possesses “the power of inner vision.”
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‘Rediscovering Fanon’ review: A must-see revolutionary film
February 24, 2026More than a rallying cry, the film deep dives into Frantz Fanon’s worldview, examining the role of violence against the oppressed.
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‘The Love That Remains’ review: Film filled with whimsy, sly wit, and surrealistic style
February 11, 2026An offbeat film with a dreamlike flow exploring existential angst and relationship dynamics.
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‘Sirāt’ review: Philosophical film not for the faint of heart
February 3, 2026A shocking film with the brooding, forbidding, stark North African landscape as a dramatis personae.
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‘The Stranger’ review: Film adaptation strikingly explores alienation and existentialism
November 12, 2025Electrifying cinematic moments bring Camus’ novel to life for the big screen
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