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
Scott Eastwood & Director Rod Lurie talk with Patrick Stoner about the grueling challenges of shooting this WW2 true story on locati ...
Air Date: June 24, 2026
Steven Spielberg and Emily Blunt talk with Patrick Stoner about shooting his complicated film with constant revisions throughout. ...
Air Date: June 17, 2026
Tom Hanks & Tim Allen talk with Patrick Stoner about their emotional reaction to saying goodbye to their iconic characters in the fi ...
Air Date: June 10, 2026
Andrew Scott talks with Patrick Stoner about his real life character, the weather expert who had to pick the only time the D Day landings ...
Air Date: June 3, 2026
The director and co-star—Andrew Bernstein and Michael Kelly—talk with Patrick Stoner about the differences between the series and the ...
Air Date: May 27, 2026
Oscar winner Brendan Fraser talks with Patrick Stoner about playing General Dwight Eisenhower & the planning of D Day in WW2. ...
Air Date: May 20, 2026
Rebecca Breeds talks with Patrick Stoner about her award winning Australian film set in the unique sanctuary island off the south coast. ...
Air Date: May 13, 2026
Ella Bruccoleri & costars talk with Patrick Stoner about the series reimagining the PRIDE AND PREJUDICE story from the point of view ...
Air Date: May 6, 2026
RZA, the director—Quentin Tarantino colleague & leader of the Wu-Tang Clan hip hop group—talks with Patrick Stoner about how mus ...
Air Date: April 29, 2026
Barry Levinson, Oscar winning director for RAIN MAN, talks with Patrick Stoner—on the 30th anniversary of SLEEPERS—about his casting ...
Air Date: April 22, 2026
Nicolaj Coster-Waldau & Judy Greer talk with Patrick Stoner about making the second season of the series as the author was writing t ...
Air Date: April 15, 2026
Amanda Peet & costar/director Matthew Shear talk with Patrick Stoner about how they intermingled comedy with drama in this film. ...
Air Date: April 8, 2026
Kerry Washington, Star & Executive Producer, & Leslie Odom Jr talk with Patrick Stoner about the murder mystery that reveals li ...
Air Date: April 1, 2026
The Optimist: The Bravest Act Is Truth
Stephen Lang talks with Patrick Stoner about playing the nuances of the true story of a Holocaust survivor’s 60 year silence finally re ...
Air Date: March 25, 2026
Dichen Lachlan talks with Patrick Stoner about the contrast of her underplayed Severance role & the wild comedy horror character in ...
Air Date: March 18, 2026