Sickbed Movies

When I'm home trying to kick some bug, movies feel more compelling than at other times. Pick the right one and you have several good hours of escape. I tend, though, to rent movies I've already seen - the visual equivalent of comfort food. For me comedy with a little romance goes well with the vaporizer steaming in the corner. Tonight I opted for Bride and Predjudice - a part Bollywood remake of Jane Austen's book Pride and Prejudice with India as the backdrop. Director Gurinder Chadha hits her spot well not just with a romance that unpacks the book, but comedy and some good-natured social commentary thrown in along the way. Now if my nose would stop dripping and the sinus headache would depart, I might consider a little Bollywood dance of my own.