Polaris Banks
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...
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Polaris Banks
- Aug 12
- 1 min
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...
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Polaris Banks
- Aug 12
- 1 min
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,...
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Polaris Banks
- Aug 12
- 3 min
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...
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Polaris Banks
- Aug 12
- 1 min
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...
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Polaris Banks
- Aug 12
- 1 min
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...
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Polaris Banks
- Aug 12
- 1 min
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....
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Polaris Banks
- Aug 12
- 1 min
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...
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Polaris Banks
- Aug 12
- 1 min
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...
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Polaris Banks
- Aug 11
- 1 min
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...
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Polaris Banks
- Aug 11
- 1 min
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...
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Polaris Banks
- Aug 11
- 1 min
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...
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