Tender Mercies (feat. Michael Domanico)

Kevin welcomes back Not Her Again host Michael Domanico to talk about Bruce Beresford’s quiet character drama ‘Tender Mercies,’ the likely runner-up in the 1983 Oscar race that lost to ‘Terms of Endearment.’

0:00 – 1:18 – Introduction

1:19 – 36:31 – ‘Tender Mercies’ review 

36:32 – 1:18:00 – Why ‘Tender Mercies’ lost Best Picture

1:18:01 – 1:44:14 – Shoulda been a contender

1:44:15 – 1:54:19 – Did ‘Tender Mercies’ deserve to win?

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Theme/End Music is “The Virtue” by Jonathan Adamich