Raid on the Lethal Zone 绝地追击 China/Hong Kong, 2023, colour, 2.35:1, 110 mins. Director: Qiu Litao 邱礼涛 [Herman Yau]. Rating: 7/10. Half drugs-busting thriller, half disaster movie, this is a fun, action-packed spin on a familiar Mainland genre. STORY Meng city, the border of southwest China, Jul 1998. Huge floods have overwhelmed the region and … Continue reading Review: Raid on the Lethal Zone (2023) →
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