NR | 2h 5min | Documentary, Government, History | 21 March 2023 (USA)
Covering the tenures of six New York City mayors between the years 1966 through 2013, director Matthew Taylor’s “Gotham: The Rise and Fall of New York” is an atypical rags-to-riches story that proves even the worst deeds of inept leaders can be rectified by people who actually know what they’re doing.
Written by Taylor and produced by his wife Michelle, “Gotham” hits the ground running and keeps a brisk but measured pace for its entire 2+ hour running length. Before the opening credits start, the filmmakers deliver a rapid-fire plethora of problems facing New York as it was entering the 1990s….