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FilmSnobReviews: Reklaw
Let me start off by saying that Reklaw is the most captivating short I’ve seen all year. A bold statement for a first impression, I know...
Polaris Banks
Aug 12, 20231 min read
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SignalHorizon: SXSW Review Reklaw, – A Midnight Short Worth A Second Look
Reklaw is fun, strange, and entirely unique. Hopefully, someone will give this a second look and offer Banks a deal. If Banks can do this...
Polaris Banks
Aug 12, 20231 min read
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LoudAndClearReviews: Reklaw: Quirky Vigilantes Clean Up Well (SXSW Review)
A short, sharp shock of delight... there’s plenty to unpack should Banks proceed to turn it into a full-length feature. Reklaw is fun,...
Polaris Banks
Aug 12, 20231 min read
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LetterBoxd: Various Reviews
Cinema is a language, and Polaris Banks speaks it fluently. There’s a wonderful level of control to how this film is shot and edited. If...
Polaris Banks
Aug 12, 20233 min read
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GilbySubstack: SXSW - PART 2, Pop Culture Weekly Round-Up
As soon as it finished I wanted to see more. A feature or a series based on this short would be amazing. Read full review at...
Polaris Banks
Aug 12, 20231 min read
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TheMovieBuff: SXSW Midnight Shorts Competition Highlights Day 3: ‘Reklaw’
The script is solid; I’d love to see these characters in a feature-length version of them because there seems to be so much history and...
Polaris Banks
Aug 12, 20231 min read
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Toronto-Franco: SXSW Film Festival 2021 (Capsule Reviews)
Entertaining, impressive and ‘what the f***’ short which demonstrates director Bank’s ingenuity, talent and treatment of his material....
Polaris Banks
Aug 12, 20231 min read
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TheHollywoodNews: The Stand-Out Shorts Scaring Up SXSW ’21
Of all the Midnight Shorts screening at SXSW this year, it is perhaps Reklaw that is most deserving of an expansion out into feature...
Polaris Banks
Aug 12, 20231 min read
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AIPTComics: [SXSW ’21] Midnight Shorts Competition: the Good, the Bad, the Gross
Reklaw is the kind of short that would make for a good feature. It’s dark and stylish, with great sets, costumes, and camerawork. Read...
Polaris Banks
Aug 12, 20231 min read
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HorrorBuzz: REKLAW Pardons The Unpardonable–SXSW
Interesting art direction just bolsters Reklaw’s odds at becoming a cult favorite. I instantly pictured cosplay groups in the...
Polaris Banks
Aug 11, 20231 min read
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InTheirOwnLeague: SXSW 2021 Review: Reklaw
Banks seems to know exactly where he wants to take it and will hopefully get his chance to run even farther with his concept. Read full...
Polaris Banks
Aug 11, 20231 min read
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NoFilmSchool: I Funded My $200,000 Short Film by Doing Research Studies and Living Out of a Car
When I attended SXSW to premiere Reklaw, all the filmmakers there asked each other the same question. “Where’d you get the money?” Read...
Polaris Banks
Aug 11, 20231 min read
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