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).

Exclusive articles:

Review: Walk the Line

"while facts about the person and the music are injected it hardly explains the aura of Cash – basically leaving viewers to see how well Phoenix and Witherspoon can play Cash and Carter."

Review: Water

"A potentially emotionally overpowering film takes a fundamental view on fundamentalism..."

Walk the Line | Review

Cash Strapped

Paradise Now | Review

No Easy Way Out

Review: Junebug

"Rather than make blatant shots at the mannerisms that are found in people of the right, Phil Morrison takes viewers on an outside look that goes inwards - revealing true dysfunctional folk in their natural habitat."

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