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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Intimacy | Review

Reviews

Eric Lavallée - September 1, 2001

Intimacy, a film based on the stories of Hanif Kureishi is also the first English-language feature from veteran French film director Patrice Chereau, and...

Familjehemligheter (Family Secrets) | Review

Reviews

Eric Lavallée - September 1, 2001

Family Secrets otherwise known as the easy to pronounce Familjehemligheter is the film that caught my attention at this year's edition of the Montreal...

Birthday | Review

Reviews

Eric Lavallée - September 1, 2001

Birthday (part of the Focus on German cinema series at WMFF) is a German production by Swiss film director Stefan Jager. Shot entirely on...

Review: Jeepers Creepers

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Eric Lavallée - August 31, 2001

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Jeepers Creepers | Review

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Eric Lavallée - August 31, 2001

For the latter part of the 90's, there has been what one could call- the resurgence of the teen-horror genre. Now we can say...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

Nicholas Bell - June 5, 2026

Interview: Théodore Pellerin – Unifrance 10 to Watch 2026 | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Interviews June 5, 2026 0

At the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, we got to...

Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

Interviews June 4, 2026 0

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.