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The period setting, conjured through realistically grimy Manhattan streets and an all-bangers ’90s playlist, feels transportive rather than preciously nostalgic.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
But this frontier river town is so much more than its rep for being wonderfully weird and preciously hip.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Jan. 2026
And the big reveal, so preciously protected until the very end, isn’t clever enough to distract from such a muted build-up.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
The captives perch preciously on the head of a slave trader who looks straight ahead, indifferent to the others’ suffering.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
But this frontier river town is so much more than its rep for being wonderfully weird and preciously hip.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Jan. 2026
And the big reveal, so preciously protected until the very end, isn’t clever enough to distract from such a muted build-up.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
The captives perch preciously on the head of a slave trader who looks straight ahead, indifferent to the others’ suffering.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Preciously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preciously. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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