life-or-death

This is the human cycle, a tale as old as time that takes on a grim new undertone in a time when matters feel very much life-or-death.

To stay or go is a life-or-death calculation.

A reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 thriller “High and Low,” “Highest 2 Lowest” stars Washington as a wealthy music mogul whose livelihood is threatened by a life-or-death ransom demand.

“Rebirth” does, of course, boast plenty of tense, life-or-death moments of nail-biting tension.

If they had, the life-or-death risks could have been avoided.