Review of Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) by Roger Moore for Movie Nation — 15 Jan 2022

The stories share a beguiling, meditative strangeness that draws us in. Hamaguchi sets up our expectations, then upends them with this revelation about a character or that wrinkle in the plot.

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This review of Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) was written by Roger Moore and published by Movie Nation on 15 Jan 2022.

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy has generally received very positive reviews.

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