“A few ladies wept and threw themselves on the ground as the mother was carried from the house, as though it were a religious event.” This Molotov Cocktail flash by @meredithbak.bsky.social has such a world and an ending that hits so hard. themolotovcocktail.com/vol-16/vol-1...

Routledge Companion to American Film History - out today! Incredible to be in such great company. I wrote chapter 1, about cinema and toys.

Today! In rainy Santa Barbara. www.filmandmedia.ucsb.edu/event/meredi...