(Michael Rohatyn and Peter Yost, 2024, USA, 109 minutes)

Right up there with “Dewey Defeats Truman,” one of the most recognizable newspaper headlines of the last century of American history comes from the October 30, 1975 edition of the New York Daily News: “Ford to City: Drop Dead.” The new documentary Drop Dead City looks at the period when New York City was still largely a working class hub and facing a severe financial crisis, teetering on the razor’s edge of bankruptcy for much of 1975. Made up of archival news footage, new interviews with some of the involved players, and more, Drop Dead City “charts how those pivotal months of 1975 unfolded like a thriller,” per Variety’s review of the film.