Reviewing Ebert's 'Greatest Films': Tender Mercies (1983)
Published by Jaime Lopez
Initially released in only three theaters, and making less than modest gains at the box office by the end of its run, Tender Mercies eventually garnered five Oscar nominations. It's been thirty years since the film made a noticeable splash at the Academy Awards., but it's an indie film just as the indie film scene was beginning to take shape. With a great sense of...

