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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Evan Rachel Wood talks with Patrick Stoner about needing an extensive back story to play an emotionally wounded woman who shows little on ...
Air Date: September 23, 2020
Secret Society of Second Born Royals
Skylar Astin & Peyton Elizabeth Lee talk with Patrick Stoner about a film aimed at a younger audience & how they got involved i ...
Air Date: September 16, 2020
Charlie Kaufman (writer/director) and his two stars talk with Patrick Stoner about playing in a reality that is not made known to the aud ...
Air Date: September 9, 2020
John David Washington stars in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster & talks to Patrick Stoner about creating the protagonist, including ...
Air Date: September 1, 2020
John Lutz & Paula Pell talk with Patrick Stoner about their Quibi spoof of Midsomer Murders & other British mysteries. ...
Air Date: August 26, 2020
Seth Rogen talks with Patrick Stoner about the complicated process of playing two roles opposite each other in his fish out of water come ...
Air Date: August 19, 2020
Hilary Swank stars in the Netflix space series and talks with Patrick Stoner about the complicated technical challenges and her belief th ...
Air Date: August 12, 2020
Katie Holmes talks with Patrick Stoner about underplaying her starring role & the need for positivity in this pandemic environment. ...
Air Date: August 5, 2020
Radioactive (Rosamund Pike & Sam Riley)
The costars of “Radioactive” talk with Patrick Stoner about creating the marriage dynamic between Madame Curie & her husband, pr ...
Air Date: July 29, 2020
The award winning actor talks with Patrick Stoner about playing a deeply disturbed character in “Unhinged” without the usual onscreen ...
Air Date: July 22, 2020
Palm Springs (Andy Samberg & Cristin Milioti)
The costars of “Palm Springs” talk with Patrick Stoner about the advantages of shooting a film about a fantasy in a real world enviro ...
Air Date: July 15, 2020
The Oscar winning actor talks with Patrick Stoner about starring in “Greyhound” after writing the script to use only visuals to captu ...
Air Date: July 8, 2020
The author of the best selling books about young boy who fights evil fairies talked with Patrick Stoner about the Irishness in “Artemis ...
Air Date: July 1, 2020
Irresistible (Chris Cooper/Mackenzie Davis)
Chris Cooper & Mackenzie Davis talk with Patrick Stoner about their new film, Irresistible, and how director Jon Stewart relied on h ...
Air Date: June 25, 2020
Judd Apatow (The King of Staten Island)
Judd Apatow talks with Patrick Stoner about his new film, The King of Staten Island, which stars Pete Davidson whose character & his ...
Air Date: June 18, 2020