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.
All Episodes
Benicio del Toro & others talk with Patrick Stoner about how the auteur Wes Anderson helped them understand his innovative technique ...
Air Date: June 4, 2025
Terri Vaughn talks with Patrick Stoner about playing the lead as the straight part amidst a cast of farcical characters. ...
Air Date: May 28, 2025
Alexander Skarsgard & others talk to Patrick Stoner about the challenge of not breaking up while filming their series farce. ...
Air Date: May 21, 2025
Sean Penn talks with Patrick Stoner about becoming an executive producer of this true story of journalistic heroism to boost notice. ...
Air Date: May 14, 2025
Helena Zengel & Finn Wolfhard talk to Patrick Stoner about relating to lifelike animatronic creatures in their heartwarming film. ...
Air Date: May 7, 2025
Anna Lambe talks with Patrick Stoner about shooting the Netflix comedy series in a small village as far north as possible that is also he ...
Air Date: April 30, 2025
Jon Hamm talks with Patrick Stoner about combining his executive producer role with the challenge of being the star of the comedy/drama s ...
Air Date: April 23, 2025
Natalie Dormer & Jimmi Simpson talk with Patrick Stoner about the true story of the woman who fought through prejudice & ignora ...
Air Date: April 16, 2025
Willa Fitzgerald talks with Patrick Stoner about having detailed sets & technical support to make the Netflix medical drama realisti ...
Air Date: April 9, 2025
Carey Mulligan, Tim Key, Tom Basden & the director talk with Patrick Stoner about comic timing mixed with sentiment. ...
Air Date: April 2, 2025
Dennis Quaid talks with Patrick Stoner about playing an emotionless serial killer & his overcoming earlier addictive behavior. ...
Air Date: March 26, 2025
Michelle Randolph talks with Patrick Stoner about working in the harsh cold of Montana for the most popular Yellowstone spinoff series. ...
Air Date: March 19, 2025
Ed Harris, Sonequa Martin-Green& Natalie Morales talk to Patrick Stoner about exploring the grief of veterans losing friends to comb ...
Air Date: March 12, 2025
Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu & Finn Cole talk to Patrick Stoner about the grueling method of filming this true underwater suspense film ...
Air Date: March 5, 2025
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
Lucy Boynton talks with Patrick Stoner about playing the last woman hanged in Britain & what life was like for women the 50’s ther ...
Air Date: February 26, 2025