Master (2022)

"The film fails to build real suspense, and the scary scenes feel rote and often inelegant..."

"The final arc of the story feels clunky in a manner that distracts instead of disorients... (but) there’s a lot to admire in Master..."

"Detailed and deliberate, assertive but rarely obvious, Diallo’s Master is a towering, inventive shot in the arm for Black horror."

"A passionate and melancholy fantasy that employs supernatural elements for a bracingly realistic view of college life and American institutions."

"This is a smart, meaningful first film..."

"Master is a frustratingly diffuse work, one that never seems to fully buy into its own horror trappings..."

"Even if it doesn’t entirely stick its landing, it’s the precise type of intelligent, creepy, and complex horror that makes Diallo one to watch."

"There are relatively few outright scares, and no gore at all, (but) that doesn’t mean Master isn’t absolutely terrifying."

"(A) creepy, accomplished, never-less-than-memorable feature debut..."

"(An) overstuffed but still chilling horror movie."