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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Tony Hale talks with Patrick Stoner about playing Fear in the sequel to the popular first film & his appreciation for its understand
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Air Date: June 12, 2024
Will Forte talks with Patrick Stoner about the west of Ireland being as powerful an acting asset as clothes & makeup.
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Air Date: June 5, 2024
Benedict Cumberbatch & Gaby Hoffman talk with Patrick Stoner about the importance of a comprehensive back story for playing complic
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Air Date: May 29, 2024
Andre Holland talks with Patrick Stoner about what aspect of Black Panthers cofounder Huey Newton he emphasized.
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Air Date: May 22, 2024
Nicola Coughlan & Luke Newton talk with Patrick Stoner about how they play more of the humor in the popular series than they did ear
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Air Date: May 15, 2024
Jennifer Connelly, Oscar winner, talks with Patrick Stoner about how she juggles her character’s shifting knowledge & emotions in
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Air Date: May 8, 2024
Tim Blake Nelson, best known for his Coen Brothers’ films, talks with Patrick Stoner about starring in a film written & directed b
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Air Date: May 1, 2024
Tye Sheridan talks with Patrick Stoner about shooting in NYC with Sean Penn under chaotic conditions.
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Air Date: April 24, 2024
Michael Douglas talks with Patrick Stoner about playing the iconic Founding Father.
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Air Date: April 17, 2024
The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Henry Cavill, Alex Pettyfer, & Hero Fiennes Tiffin talk with Patrick Stoner about how Guy Ritchie & similar films work best in
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Air Date: April 10, 2024
Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning, & Johnny Flynn talk with Patrick Stoner about the black & white retelling of the famous grifter i
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Air Date: April 3, 2024
Leslie Bibb & Allison Janney talk with Patrick Stoner about working in a detailed set creation of a 1969 luxury resort club.
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Air Date: March 27, 2024
Helena Bonham Carter talks with Patrick Stoner about the different pacing & style between her scenes in 1938 & Anthony Hopkins
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Air Date: March 20, 2024
Morfydd Clark, best known as Galadriel in the Lord of the Rings series, talks with Patrick Stoner about the enduring love of Agatha Chris
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Air Date: March 13, 2024
The Reluctant Traveler, Season 2
Eugene Levy talks with Patrick Stoner about his emotional reaction to his European visit.
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Air Date: March 6, 2024