Quote: "It should come as little surprise that Mario Bava started off as both a painter and cinematographer before helming brilliantly-lensed gothic shockers like Black Sunday, Twitch of the Death Nerve, and Blood and Black Lace."

Quote: "In the end, though, the most fascinating aspect of the film is the parallels drawn between the violent and determined Reikle and the thoughtful, quiet Cullen, who has inadvertently become the career criminal's 'silent partner.'"

Quote: "Though we've seen a recent resurgence of interest in 1970s 'grindhouse' cinema in the past year or so, most fledgling fans of gun-blazing, blood-soaked exploitation cinema are unaware that Times Square's sleazy book shops, sex show clubs, and porn theatres were just as important to the Deuce as fondly remembered genre film palaces like the Victory, Selwyn, and Lyric."

Quote: "With the simple addition of glasses, Lorre creates a complex pulp character who hides a flair for shrewd planning and vengeful violence under a thin veneer of carefree graciousness, in many ways anticipating his later appearances in The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca."

Quote: "In an era where quick-witted police procedurals had begun to dominate the prime-time schedule, audiences couldn't get enough of watching Chuck Norris stare down sadistic criminals before forcefully driving his cowboy boots into their jaws."

Quote: "Instead of the steel-trap mind of Sherlock Holmes or the reserved but precise wisdom of Charlie Chan, Cockrill is portrayed as a detective who's not above making a few mistakes as he conducts his investigation."

Quote: "The four mysteries included this time out may be formulaic, but they still rank as some of Chan's most memorable adventures, making this release a must for fans of vintage sleuthing."

Quote: "While it's true that the four films in the set (The Haunted Strangler, Corridors of Blood, First Man into Space, and The Atomic Submarine) never really rise above the level of entertaining drive-in fare, Criterion's meticulous presentation and wealth of extras have once again made the everyday exceptional."

Quote: "Balancing the aesthetics of the 1930s and '40s Universal horror classics with a distinctly European flair, both films boast a sophisticated, but shadowy, atmosphere of graveyards and crypts."

Quote: "The film's theatrical and (preferred) extended cut, previously only paired on Anchor Bay's limited edition wooden box set, have finally been reunited in a new edition that actually trumps that earlier collector's item with the inclusion of a brand new commentary."