High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewAidy Bryant Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/aidy-bryant/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 ‘I Feel Pretty’ Review: Pretty Middling https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/i-feel-pretty-movie-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/i-feel-pretty-movie-review/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:00:33 +0000 Jason Gorber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=91158 ‘I Feel Pretty’ is a film that wants it all – broad comedy, social impact, moments of pathos and self-reflection. That’s a laudable goal. Any reticence about it will come down to just how much you buy into its premise and the charms of its lead actress. It’s telling that, at one part of the...

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