Netflix’s Star-Studded Dante Movie Is Infernal ^43.9%

Slate Magazine - By Laura Miller - 6/26/2026, 5:16 PM

Biased Writer Voice 74.2% - Negativity Bias 40.1% - Pessimism Bias 18%

In the Hand of Dante, Julian Schnabel’s new movie for Netflix, is a beautifully shot mess, with as many starry cameos as there are candied cherries in a fruitcake. Oscar Isaac, the lead, plays two roles, as does Gal Gadot, the love interest of both of Isaac’s characters, and as does Gerard Butler, who’s cast as both a brutal, grouchy hit... more