Some disciplines require that you use information that is as current as possible. In computer science, for instance, an area such as best practice in computer vision is constantly changing according to the latest studies.
In this example, information even two years old could be obsolete. The review should therefore be updated regularly, but it’s still essential to get a draft written early and keep at it, polish your writing technique and use it as a ‘think piece’. But without the personal opinion. A think piece is an article in a newspaper, magazine, or journal presenting personal opinions, analysis, or discussion, rather than bare facts.
However, if you are writing a review in the arts, humanities, history, or social sciences, a survey of the history of the literature may be what is needed, because what is important is how perspectives have changed through the years or within a certain time period. Remember to attend to recent changes in attitude towards historical literature, show the reader that you know the current debate on older texts.