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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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
Preview: The Thing With Feathers
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
Rebecca Miller, producer & director of this documentary of the iconic filmmaker talks with Patrick Stoner about his legacy. ...
Air Date: October 22, 2025
Sylvester Stallone talks with Patrick Stoner about playing his mob boss like a Cheshire Cat rather than like a pit bull. ...
Air Date: October 15, 2025
Keira Knightly & Director Simon Stone talk with Patrick Stoner about shooting the mystery thriller on an actual super yacht. ...
Air Date: October 8, 2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Part 2
Michelle Dockery & Joanne Froggatt—Lady Mary & Anna—talk to Patrick Stoner about the special relationship of their characte ...
Air Date: October 1, 2025
Matthew McConaughey & America Ferrera talk with Patrick Stoner about the acting craft techniques they used to maintain the character ...
Air Date: September 24, 2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Part 1
Hugh Bonneville, Allen Leach, & Kevin Doyle talk with Patrick Stoner about wrapping up the beloved franchise & honor Maggie Smi ...
Air Date: September 17, 2025