Eric Lavallée

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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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Review: A Prairie Home Companion

"too bad that the sequence of a thousand and one uses for Duck Tape doesn’t extend itself throughout the tapestry of the entire film – such a greatly needed improvisational touch that is the backbone of his best works."

A Prairie Home Companion | Review

The Show Must Go On

Interview: Lesley Chilcott

Kermit the Frog said, “it isn’t easy being green”. Former Vice President Al Gore says if you haven’t figured it out yet, then perhaps...

Mont Tremblant Film Festival

There was a small blurb published in last week’s Time magazine that counted (on many fingers) the number of film festivals in North America....

Greenlight for Shake Hands with the Devil

People like to sit and watch. One of the many reasons why the Rwandan Genocide - a slaughter of an estimated 1 million of...

Breaking

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Were Fatherland & Fjord Tops of the Fest? We Compare Grids!

Fatherland and Fjord towered above the rest on our...

The Birthday Party (Histoires de la nuit) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Bird on a Wire: The Past Haunts the Present...

Coward | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Bent Knee, Limp Wrist: Dhont Explores Love at the...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Fatherland & Fjord Rated Top Films of Cannes!

The Palme d'Or winner and the Best Director winners...
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