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Movie Review: In ‘Primetime,’ a sinister shift in media, with a dazzling Robert Pattinson

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

Buzzing with the sound of dial-up internet and the hum of grainy VHS tape, Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime,” about Chris Hansen and his Dateline NBC series “To Catch a Predator,” identifies a seedy moment when media became the new arbiter of communal justice.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Movie Review: In ‘Primetime,’ a sinister shift in media, with a dazzling Robert Pattinson (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Buzzing with the sound of dial-up internet and the hum of grainy VHS tape, Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime,” about Chris Hansen and his Dateline NBC series “To Catch a Predator,” identifies a seedy moment when media became the new arbiter of communal justice.

  2. The New Yorker

    The Predator Catcher Turns Predatory in “Primetime” (opens The New Yorker)

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    The New Yorker's feed description

    A dazzling, wolfish performance from Robert Pattinson anchors Lance Oppenheim’s period piece about the rise and fall of a reality-TV host.

  3. Toledo Blade

    Review: In 'Primetime,' a sinister shift in media, with a dazzling Robert Pattinson (opens Toledo Blade)

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    Toledo Blade's feed description

    Buzzing with the sound of dial-up internet and the hum of grainy VHS tape, Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime, about Chris Hansen and his Dateline NBC series To Catch a Predator, identifies a seedy moment when media became the new arbiter of communal justice.

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