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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DF: Flowers of Shanghai

Described as the “whore of the East, Paris of China and Queen of the Orient” , Shanghai is historically referenced for its turbulent past....

Hustle & Flow | Review

Pimp my Rhyme

Rock School | Review

Mini Ozzys and future Zappas

Mysterious Skin | Review

Touched by an Alien

DF: L’avventura/The Passenger

Deep Focus: In the Mind of One, & Into the Skin of Another:An analysis of the themes of alienation and escapism in selected works...

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Interview: Marine Atlan – La Gravida | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

This year, the Critics' Week gifted us a feature...

Interview: Abinash Bikram Shah – Elephants in the Fog | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Making his second splash in Cannes after seeing his...

Interview: Rakan Mayasi – Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Set within a tightly knit Bedouin community in Lebanon,...
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