Good Views: ‘Thor,’ ‘Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop’

Extras on the Blu-ray edition include a music video, a question-and-answer session, commentary by “Conan and company” and deleted scenes.

Whether you’re an O'Brien fan or just interested in a compelling backstage story, “Conan O’Brien Can't Stop” should be on your “should see” list.

MPAA Rating: R for profanity.

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Traffic

★★★★

Director Steven Soderbergh (“Ocean’s Eleven” series, “Erin Brockovich”) delivered a true masterpiece in this layered, multistory epic about the war on drugs and its effects on a variety of people, from a conservative U.S. judge (Michael Douglas), who’s about to be appointed drug czar, to the wife of a drug importer (Catherine Zeta-Jones), who is forced to become involved in the trade to save her family. A brilliant cast, including Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro (who won an Oscar for the film), Amy Irving and Dennis Quaid bring Stephen Gaghan’s taut, fascinating script to vivid life.

Nearly a dozen years after its initial release, “Traffic” remains a vibrant and thought-provoking portrait of a major personal, ethical and political problem. Give it another viewing soon.

MPAA Rating: R for pervasive profanity, violence, drug content, nudity and sexual situations.

• Joe Barber is the entertainment editor for WTOP-FM and a critic-panelist for WETA-TV’s “Around Town.”

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