Review of Downhill Racer (1969) by Nelson Maddaloni for Paste Magazine — 29 May 2018
With Downhill Racer Michael Ritchie did for sports films what Two-Lane Blacktop did for road films. He created an existentialist sports film that is as tense as it is harrowing, and brought the genre into the realm of the bleak.
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This review of Downhill Racer (1969) was written by Nelson Maddaloni and published by Paste Magazine on 29 May 2018.
Downhill Racer has generally received positive reviews.
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