If you loved A Midsummer Night's Dream, try Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theysit in Comedy / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to A Midsummer Night's Dream, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem is
A couple of modern crooks get yanked into the first Christmas like it’s a timeshare presentation. They stumble through Palestine, shepherds and stars included. The film’s heart is where the donkey is, which is to say, exactly nowhere new.

