PopaHALLics #170 "Little House on the Prehistoric"

Find out what happens when Anne Hathaway must battle dinosaurs ... "Little House on the Prairie" gets a reboot ... Coyote sues the ACME Corporation. Plus music by bands featuring a movie star AND movie star kids!

Theaters:

• "Coyote Vs. ACME." After years of injuring himself and NOT catching the Roadrunner with faulty products, Wile E. Coyote sues in this live-action animated comedy. Starring Will Forte, John Cena, Lana Condor, and all your Looney Tunes favorites.

Streaming:

• "The End of Oak Street," for rental. In this sci-fi thriller, a 1980s neighborhood mysteriously gets transported to a prehistoric landscape—with lots of hungry dinosaurs. Starring Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, gas-guzzling cars and questionable fashion.
• "Little House on the Prairie," Netflix. Unlike the 1970s series, the latest adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's books is more realistic about the harsh frontier of Kansas and includes more diverse perspectives, such as the Ingalls family's Osage neighbors. Starring Luke Bracey, Crosby Fitzgerald, Skywalker Hughes, and Alice Halsey as Laura.
• "The Gentlemen," Netflix. In season 2 of Guy Ritchie's dark comedy crime drama, reluctant aristocrat Eddie (Theo James) changes into a ruthless criminal mastermind expanding his drug empire with the help of Susie (Kaya Scodelario).
• "Colin from Accounts," Paramount +. Three years after Gordon (Patrick Brammall) awkwardly proposed to Ashley (Harriet Dyer) at their friends' wedding in this Australian rom-com, the two have moved on to other people. But have they, really? We'll find out if these star-crossed lovers end up together, since this is the show's final season.

Books:

• "Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingall Wilder," by Caroline Fraser. This comprehensive, Pulitzer Prize-winning 2017 historical biography looks at the life of Wilder, the author of the "Little House on the Prairie" books.
• "The Dog Stars," by Peter Heller. Skip the Ridley Scott movie version and go to the source, this moving novel about love and loss, physical and emotional survival, and hope in a time when a flu pandemic has wiped out most of humanity and the survivors are scrabbling for food, shelter, etc.

Music:

Movie stars and music! Kevin Bacon and his older brother have the Bacon Brothers Band. Josh Brolin's daughter Eden and Bill Pullman's son Lewis also have a band (Atta Boy). How are they? Find out with our PopaHALLics #170 Playlist (Bacon)!