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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Claire Foy, best known for THE CROWN, talks with Patrick Stoner about using all of her early life’s physical hardships in portraying th ...
Air Date: February 4, 2026
Bill Skarsgard talks with Patrick Stoner about how much of this real life character he uses in preparing a role. ...
Air Date: January 28, 2026
Rhea Seehorn, the recent award winner for Best Actress in a dramatic series, talks with Patrick Stoner about its record breaking debut. ...
Air Date: January 21, 2026
Kate Hudson talks with Patrick Stoner about how she brings her personal hopes, dreams & cares to the roles she plays, including real ...
Air Date: January 14, 2026
Lucy Liu talks with Patrick Stoner about her portrayal of a real life Asian American mother dealing with her own cancer & her son’ ...
Air Date: January 7, 2026
Chase Infiniti & Regina Hall talk with Patrick Stoner about what a young or even veteran actor can learn from their famous costars. ...
Air Date: December 31, 2025
Hugh Jackman & Jim Belushi talk with Patrick Stoner about the difference between acting & impressions in this true story. ...
Air Date: December 24, 2025
Michael B. Jordan & Delroy Lindo talk with Patrick Stoner about the critically acclaimed Ryan Coogler film. ...
Air Date: December 17, 2025
Benedict Cumberbatch talks with Patrick Stoner about waiving his usual fee to do small projects that he admires. ...
Air Date: December 10, 2025
Jessie Buckley & Paul Mescal talk with Patrick Stoner about director Chloe Zhao’s unusual approach of dropping them into a scene w ...
Air Date: December 3, 2025
Ted Danson & Mary Steenburgen talk with Patrick Stoner about using their real life marriage to create a natural sense of timing in t ...
Air Date: November 26, 2025
Joel Edgerton & Felicity Jones talk with Patrick Stoner about the story of a man who spent his life in the deep woods after his home ...
Air Date: November 19, 2025
Josh Duhamel & the director talk to Patrick Stoner about the challenge of blending genres in their film. ...
Air Date: November 12, 2025
Sean Bean & Connie Nielsen talk with Patrick Stoner about shooting this new series about an ancient story in the deep forests of Ser ...
Air Date: November 5, 2025
Colin Farrell & Fala Chen talk with Patrick Stoner about Colin’s rise from early addictions to an A list star playing a desperate ...
Air Date: October 29, 2025