Matías Bombal

Matías Bombal is a movie critic, radio announcer/broadcaster, master of ceremonies, historian, boulevardier, and showman living in Sacramento, California. For more information, visit Matías’ website mabhollywood.com; find his current film reviews via facebook.com/MABHollywood.

Remembering the Remarkable Charles William Midgley

Matías Bombal March 30, 2022

I met him on a Sacramento city bus. I was thirteen. Often after school, I would ride the city bus into downtown to explore the

Matías Bombal

Remembering the Remarkable Charles William Midgley

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