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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Top 100 Most Anticipated American Independent Films of 2019: #16. Dee Rees’ The Last Thing He Wanted

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Eric Lavallée - February 8, 2019

The Last Thing He Wanted With Mudbound certifying her prowess (and the promise of her 2011 micro indie portrait in Pariah) Dee Rees moved onto...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Independent Films of 2019: #17. Cory Finley’s Bad Education

Annual Top Films Lists

Eric Lavallée - February 8, 2019

Bad Education Moving from a brilliant dark comedy (Thoroughbreds) off campus mind-games to shark infested waters of the high school experience, for Cory Finley's sophomore...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Independent Films of 2019: #18. Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit

Annual Top Films Lists

Eric Lavallée - February 8, 2019

Jojo Rabbit Based on a 2012 Black List screenplay, Taika Waititi's sixth feature film went into production in May/June of 2018 in the Czech Republic...