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About Carl Kozlowski
Carl Kozlowski is a Catholic writer and comedian who wrote the "Cinemazlowski" movie-review column for EWTN's Catholic News Agency for four years. He is a Rotten Tomatoes film critic and was arts editor for Pasadena Weekly for a decade. He co-owns and co-runs Catholic Laughter, which brings clean, clever standup comedy with a Catholic twist to Catholic parishes and other venues nationwide. He is the author of Dozed and Confused: Tales from A Nutty, Narcoleptic Life (2022), described as a "memoir that is stunning, funny, uplifting and inspirational" by Chicago Tribune.
The Dispatch

Blessed Fulton Sheen’s Holy Hour and the new film “Adore Him”

October 7, 2026 Carl Kozlowski 0

Growing up as a cousin of Blessed Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Rosemarie Holliger Costello had an up-close look at the powerful love he had for the Eucharist. Throughout the 60 years—from the time he became […]

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The Passion of the Christ back in theaters for a week

September 11, 2026 Carl Kozlowski 5

I don’t think I’ll ever forget the night I saw Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, even though it happened 22 years ago. Despite being a devout Catholic, I found myself entering the theater with […]

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“Coyote vs. Acme” delivers family fun and plenty of laughs, without any agenda

September 8, 2026 Carl Kozlowski 4

It’s getting harder and harder to find good, clean family fun without a woke agenda in children’s movies these days. Disney has notoriously sneaked homosexual characters and other negative messaging into several cartoon movies in […]

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A simple movie about God’s providence and dogged determination

March 21, 2024 Carl Kozlowski 5

Sometimes the simplest movies can offer the most profound life lessons. The new movie Arthur the King, starring the devoutly Catholic Mark Wahlberg, is a prime example: it turns a true-life story of a man […]

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The trend of quality Christian films from Hollywood continues

March 6, 2024 Carl Kozlowski 0

There’s a Christian-themed movement in Hollywood that could be branded by the title of one of its biggest hits: last year’s $50 million-plus grossing Jesus Revolution. Its leaders are two pairs of brothers, the first […]

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Stephen Chbosky discusses Dear Evan Hansen, love, and teenage angst

December 30, 2021 Carl Kozlowski 0

Stephen Chbosky is a writer and filmmaker with an uncanny understanding of the teenage outsider mindset. As the writer of The Perks of Being a Wallflower – one of the biggest-selling Young Adult novels of […]

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“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” brings laughs and new life to flagging franchise

December 15, 2021 Carl Kozlowski 1

There have been far too many sequels and reboots coming out of Hollywood that are obvious money grabs. But “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” out now in theaters and doing gangbuster business, while both a sequel and a […]

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Eastwood’s Cry Macho is quiet, contemplative, and often charming

October 7, 2021 Carl Kozlowski 2

Throughout his historic seven-decade acting career, Clint Eastwood has cut a towering figure on the big screen as an iconic example of traditional masculinity. In his latest film Cry Macho – his 45th as a […]

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Two late summer movies offer surprisingly good cinematic fare

September 1, 2021 Carl Kozlowski 4

It’s becoming increasingly rare to find a Hollywood effects-driven blockbuster that also has something worthwhile, never mind profound, to say about the way we live our lives. But the current box-office smash Free Guy is, […]

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Billy Crystal’s new movie is a poignant, universal story of friendship

June 2, 2021 Carl Kozlowski 4

“Here Today” is a fantastic new movie that stars, and was co-written and directed by, Billy Crystal in his first major movie in nearly a decade. And it may be his best movie ever, next […]

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