I Blame Society
I Blame Society

I Blame Society (2020)

5.6 ? Jan 27, 2020 1h 25m

Overview

A struggling filmmaker senses her peers are losing faith in her ability to succeed, so she decides to prove herself by finishing her last abandoned film and committing the perfect murder.

Genres

Comedy Horror Thriller

Release Date

January 27, 2020

Rating

5.6 /10

Runtime

1h 25m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Gillian Wallace Horvat

Gillian Wallace Horvat

Gillian

Keith Poulson

Keith Poulson

Keith

Chase Williamson

Chase Williamson

Chase

Morgan Krantz

Morgan Krantz

Producer #2

Alexia Rasmussen

Alexia Rasmussen

Stalin

Jennifer Kim

Jennifer Kim

Teresa Nam

Devon Graye

Devon Graye

Taylor

Garrett Coffey

Garrett Coffey

Phil

Jonny Mars

Jonny Mars

Dan

Kerry Barker

Kerry Barker

Newscaster

Macon Blair

Macon Blair

Aaron Robertson

Chris Doubek

Chris Doubek

Fred

Megan Mercier

Megan Mercier

Teresa's Friend

Jesse Merlin

Jesse Merlin

James McAlpin

Aaron Moorhead

Aaron Moorhead

Detective on TV

Bobby Naderi

Bobby Naderi

Hank

Lucas Kavner

Lucas Kavner

Producer #1

Olivia Kuan

Olivia

M.M. Walsh

Drugstore Worker

Karim Leon

Paramedic

L

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

7.0/10

Mar 09, 2021

It all started when filmmaker Gillian Wallace Horvat was told that she’d make a good murderer. Intrigued by the comment, she began to study the elements and little details that make a successful serial killer. Out of this research was born “I Blame Society,” a deliciously wicked, low-budget indie feature that blurs the line between documentary and reality. This hybrid of a movie is packed with dark humor and horror components that lend a very strange tone, but there’s a whole lot to appreciate and admire about Horvat’s ambition and creativity. Gillian (Horvat) is a struggling filmmaker who feels as though her friends (Chase Williamson, Keith Poulson) are losing faith in her abilities. Determined to prove them wrong, she decides to finish her film and documents what constitutes the “perfect” murder. While in the process of filming, Gillian becomes a little too engrossed in the idea of killing. She unleashes a malevolent side of her personality that causes her moral compass to collapse. The film’s tone shifts as our antihero begins to lose control. What started as a documentary evolves into something a bit more cinematic, with a fictional story line that feels real because it was set up that way. Gillian first targets people whom she feels “deserve it,” but she eventually goes on a random, bloody killing spree that’s disturbing on multiple levels. It’s just so easy to get away with murder. You have to admire Horvat’s determination to make a movie that doesn’t compromise her unique voice, and she directs, co-writes, and stars in the film that she wanted to assemble. In one scene, Gillian stands up for her right to make a film of her own and not resign herself to getting stuck in line, waiting for a man’s permission. It’s empowering to see a woman who chooses to fully explore her own voice rather than meet the boxed-in expectations of the suits in charge (as embodied by Producer 1 and Producer 2, two Hollywood types who hit every single buzzword related to diversity and “strong female leads”). The film does hit on a few Hollywood insider jokes and jabs, but not in an inaccessible sort of way. I do feel “I Blame Society” is geared towards a very specific audience, but fans of the macabre will be partial to this inventive, disturbing movie.

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