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: Awesome: I Fuckin’ Shot That

"we have on paper what sounds like the most genial experiment in concert-to-film documentation in history"

Awesome: I Fuckin’ Shot That | Review

You Had to Be There

Review: Thank You for Smoking

"While smoking is bad for you, this is a comedy that tastes great at first, questionable during the middle portion but the usual last unattractive puff is not that off-putting."

Thank You for Smoking | Review

Spin Doctors

Review: Little Fish

"With the universal commonality of the broken family held by thin thread syndrome and a Cate Blanchett in the lead role suggest that this is a gross domestic product worth exporting into international art-house markets."

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A Good Little Soldier (Un bon petit soldat) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

A HR Manager Never Cries: Brize Takes on Executive...
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