Welcome to Flicks, a WHYY program devoted to exploring the latest creations from Hollywood. Each week, WHYY film critic Patrick Stoner provides up-to-the-minute coverage of top films, stars and moviemakers. Stoner’s signature programs — the three-minute Flicks, capturing interviews with the stars and the one-minute Quick Pics offering the week’s “best bets” — appear on dozens of PBS stations nationwide each week. At this site, you can view Patrick’s latest interview as well as interviews from the Flicks archives.
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Guy Pearce talks with Patrick Stoner about the still fascinating story of Kim Philby, Britain’s most famous intelligence agent turned ...
Air Date: March 22, 2023
Brett Goldstein talks with Patrick Stoner talks about writing the popular character Roy Kent but then fighting to get the chance to play ...
Air Date: March 15, 2023
Woody Harrelson & Kaitlin Olson talk with Patrick Stoner about grounding a feel good family film with down to earth characters. ...
Air Date: March 8, 2023
Kelsey Grammer talks with Patrick Stoner about his prodigious work ethic & his desire to work in different genres. ...
Air Date: March 1, 2023
Dave Franco, director/writer & Alison Brie, star/writer talk with Patrick Stoner about playing with the romantic comedy formula. ...
Air Date: February 22, 2023
Goran Stolevski, the young director/writer talks with Patrick Stoner about filming a growing relationship almost entirely with their visu ...
Air Date: February 15, 2023
Tom Hanks tells Patrick Stoner who is his favorite actor of all time & why. ...
Air Date: February 8, 2023
Daniel Craig talks with Patrick Stoner about how his theatre training helps in ensemble acting. ...
Air Date: February 1, 2023
Christian Bale talks with Patrick Stoner about the mixture of influences on his character in America in the 1830’s. ...
Air Date: January 25, 2023
M. Night Shyamalan talks with Patrick Stoner the differences of the challenges & advantages of films versus a series. ...
Air Date: January 18, 2023
Tom Hanks talks with Patrick Stoner about the “contract” between him & the public in playing a range of parts. ...
Air Date: January 11, 2023
Olivia Colman director Sam Mendes talk with Patrick Stoner about the power of film to transform lives. ...
Air Date: January 4, 2023
Helen Mirren talks with Patrick Stoner about how an English woman like herself got to understand life in the gritty, wild life in Montana ...
Air Date: December 28, 2022
Guillermo del Toro, award winning director, has created a darker & more technically advanced version of the tale & talks with Pat ...
Air Date: December 21, 2022
Claire Foy & Rooney Mara talk with Patrick Stoner about playing sexually harassed women inside a secluded religious community. ...
Air Date: December 14, 2022