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 Indie Films of 2018: #18. Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace

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Eric Lavallée - February 1, 2018

Leave No Trace Only her third feature fiction film following Down to the Bone (2004) and Winter’s Bone (2010), it always feels like a true cinematic event...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #19. Nicole Holofcener’s The Land of Steady Habits

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Eric Lavallée - February 1, 2018

The Land of Steady Habits Treading familiar waters but nonetheless, her output always feels fresh, The Land of Steady Habits actually counts as a first for veteran...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #20. Karyn Kusama’s Destroyer

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Eric Lavallée - February 1, 2018

Destroyer She didn't exactly lose her footing, but Karyn Kusama found herself in the dream scenario moving directly from indiewood Sundance accolades to Hollywood misfires...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #21. Julian Schnabel’s At Eternity’s Gate

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Eric Lavallée - February 1, 2018

At Eternity’s Gate For anyone who took notice, there was something slightly off with Willem Dafoe's coiffe during the Golden Globes and this has to...