April 5, 2026

This takes me back to our Glasgow flat in the early 1970s when we would have our hair washed in the sink. Usually all four of us sharing one sachet of ''Head & Shouders'' and waiting for the kettle to boil before dying of pneumonia. Well here, it is twenty-something Mark whose dad is helping him out and thereafter we observe some of their routine as one fries some lamb steak, one makes some very weak tea and the older man declares that after two … read the rest.

This takes me back to our Glasgow flat in the early 1970s when we would have our hair washed in the sink. Usually all four of us sharing one sachet of ''Head & Shouders'' and waiting for the kettle to boil before dying of pneumonia. Well here, it is twenty-something Mark whose dad is helping him out and thereafter we observe some of their routine as one fries some lamb steak, one makes some very weak tea and the older man declares that after two years, he still misses his late wife. There's nothiong earth-shattering about this short feature, instead we act as a fly-on-the-wall watching two men go through their day in many ways exactly like a married couple. They are entirely used to each other, are comfortable together and that very simplicity presents us with something light-heartedly poignant from days when you could still smoke indoors. There is something very real about this film and it's worth a gander.

show less