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 3 Critics’ Picks In Theaters this April: Jeremy Saulnier’s Blue Ruin

Blue Ruin – Jeremy Saulnier Limited Release – April 25th Distributor: RADiUS-TWC Awards & Fests: FIPRESCI PRIZE Cannes 2013 (Directors' Fortnight), Locarno, Deauville, TIFF, Rotterdam, Sundance. What the...

Top 3 Critics’ Picks In Theaters this April: Stephanie Spray & Pacho Velez’s Manakamana

Manakamana – Stephanie Spray & Pacho Velez NYC Release – April 18th Distributor: The Cinema Guild Awards & Fests: Winner of a trio of Locarno Film Fest awards...

Top 3 Critics’ Picks In Theaters this April: Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive

It's not exactly a "slim pickings" type of month of April. Beyond our Top 3 Critics' Picks, there are a handful of A &...

Cinedigm Lets Genre Breeze in; Grab SXSW Preemed Nacho Vigalondo’s “Open Windows”

After last year's notable SXSW fest pick-ups in Short Term 12 and Our Nixon, Cinedigm is taking a trip into genre-land item with Nacho Vigalondo’s...

Get Him to the Greek; John C. Reilly Completes Lanthimos’ “The Lobster” Ensemble

Supporting players in John C. Reilly, Ashley Jensen, Michael Smiley and Jessica Barden are joining the already cast, diverse set of Colin Farrell, Rachel...

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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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