Separate Lies
One of the answers to where are the new cinema releases is straight to DVD. Like this one. Separate Lies is a neat British drama about lies and honesty silence and disclosure, faithfulness and loyalty. Set in the Home Counties and London, it takes the married couple played by Emily Watson and Tom Wilkinson 
and sees what happens when an affair and a accident which turns into a crime affects their life. The film is gently paced but never drags and has plenty to say on the topics above. An older looking Rupert Everett does a turn as the lover, Linda Bassett is great as the housekeeper and there are the usual supporting parts in the hands of competent actors. Julian Fellowes makes a very good fist of his first film as a director, pens an intelligent screenplay and coaxes a very nice performance out of each of his stars. It reminds me of a less frantic Match Point and probably makes its points just as well.
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