Three Black women navigating life at an elite university must contend with its troubling history in a new horror movie where race, class, and gender intersect against a backdrop of old academe.
On Wednesday, Amazon Studios unveiled the official trailer for Master, which was featured at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Regina Hall as Professor Gail Bishop, who has been recently promoted to “master” of a residence hall — the first Black woman at the ancient institution to hold the position. The academic title “master” comes from centuries-old English universities and has been discontinued by some real-life American colleges, including
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