‘Drop Dead City’ Review: A Gripping Look at How New York City Almost Went Bankrupt in 1975, Foreshadowing the Current Moment

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The reason I call “Drop Dead City” wonkish is that the film isn’t a seamy urban-cultural biography; it really is about the money. And the more the film follows the money, the more it tells a story larger than New York — a story with direct application to today.