Sunday, March 20, 2022
Master
At Ancaster College, a predominantly White institution in New England, Gail Bishop (Regina Hall) is appointed the first Black “master” & freshman Jasmine Moore (Zoe Renee) is assigned to Belleville House’s room 302, known on campus as “The Room”. This university is supposedly cursed by a legendary ghost of Margaret Millet accused of witchcraft & hung. The suicide of the school’s first black student had occurred in said room. This is a psychological thriller that tries to blend racism with horror. However, the plot is more confusing than scary. Typical nightmare/hallucination/lights out moments occur as the plot plods along with audiences wondering where is this story going. It is more disappointing than frightening or entertaining.This “Get Out” of Higher Education just did not work for me.
Alien gives it 1½ “history repeats itself” stars out of 4.
