As demonstrated by the popularity of his long-running TV series The West Wing, Aaron Sorkin has a knack for making politics interesting.

The title may be an oxymoron, but there’s nothing paradoxical about Honest Thief (Open Road); it’s a solid, entertaining action-thriller.

Humour goes AWOL during The War With Grandpa (101 Studios).

Far-fetched and ham-fisted, the grim fantasy Antebellum (Lionsgate) is marked by an outlook on timely racial issues that lacks both balance and a humane spirit.

Kimchi fried rice (Kimchi Bokkeumbap) with Spam is one of my favourite Korean comfort food dishes. Best to use day-old leftover steamed rice, this versatile recipe was my go-to while COVID-19 restrictions were at its worst in WA as it is possible to knock out this dish using purely pantry and freezer items.

The mid-19th century efforts to educate two aboriginal boys in Italy, who could become missionaries to their own people, started with the best intentions but finished badly.

Coming off the back of the worst global economic slowdown since the Great Depression, this year’s Federal Budget has the monumental task of delivering economic recovery for a nation still reeling from stay-at-home restrictions, border lockdowns and the virtual disappearance of the hospitality and tourism sector, let alone the ongoing hit to retail and industry.

Satan does seem to be having his way around the clock in the harrowingly grim, mayhem-ridden drama The Devil All the Time (Netflix). In fact, various forms of perversity are so pervasive in the film that it skirts the border of the offensive.

The early medieval Ballad of Mulan tells of the exploits of a heroine who, disguised as a man, distinguished herself as a warrior.

Bassendean parishioner Xavier Jarvis is the new Organ Scholar at St Mary’s Cathedral Parish after successfully securing a one-year scholarship grant.