Straight Talk Magic reviews

Richy Roy is a motivational author for magicians. The Wealthy Magician is an excellent book to help focus or re-focus you on your goal of increasing your revenue as a full-time magician.  The book is a 331 page soft cover book that breaks it all down in 85 chapters.  The book measures 6 inches by… Continue Reading The Wealthy Magician by Richy Roy

For $35 dollars you can buy Conscious Magic episode 5. It will knock you unconscious!  Ok, sorry for the terrible word play, but this is a fantastic episode of the conscious magic project.  Probably the best I have reviewed by Gerard and Pink to date.   Gerard and Pink state “Our mission with Conscious Magic… Continue Reading Conscious Magic Episode 5 by Andrew Gerard and Ran Pink

What is the Seer Deck? It is a gimmicked deck that allows you to divine 2 merely thought of cards with little effort.  Two spectators each choose a different card that they just see in the deck, as it is being riffled, but never touch.  This Liam Montier and Big Blind Media baby is another… Continue Reading The Seer Deck by Liam Montier and Big Blind Media

Suspend by Richard Griffin is an effect in which the performer takes a Sharpie marker and touches it to the top of a can of soda and the can appears to be magnetized to the pen. When the performer lifts the pen, the can travels with it.  When the performer puts the can back into… Continue Reading Suspend by Richard Griffin

Switch-A-Lope is, as advertised, a prediction in an envelope effect in which you have 4 outs. It is actually an envelope in an envelope and it is just great.  This effect is meant for a stage performance, not close-up, and is very smart and very fooling.  What you see is a large white envelope that… Continue Reading Switch-A-Lope by Arnaud and Presented by Murphy’s Magic

I love mouth coils. I have been buying these things since I was a kid. I love different patterns, colors and sizes.  I think of them not so much as a magic trick, but an accessory or gag item.  That said, they go together well with certain magic tricks and are great for children’s parties.… Continue Reading Opkoopjes Mouth Coils

Thumbtipedia is a very good DVD that teaches you quick and to the point thumb tip routines.  Among the 31 routines that are taught, you will learn how to fool a magician, vanish sugar and turn it into candy, how to vanish a lit cigarette, how to vanish a sponge ball, hot to restore a… Continue Reading Thumbtipedia by Vernet Magic

Main Event: The Knockout Magic of Caleb Wiles is a strong 2 DVD set with 16 tricks all of which are performed and explained by Wiles.   Vanishing Inc. seems to have developed a knack for putting out great magic projects and this is no exception.   There are some really amazing tricks on these 2… Continue Reading Main Event: The Knockout Magic of Caleb Wiles by Vanishing Inc.

Sansminds released Sharpshooter after Jonathan Wooten submitted it to them as a trick. Well, they bought it and it is a good one.  In a nutshell, a spectator picks a card.  It is lost in the deck and the magician places the squared deck on a flat surface.  He then stretches a rubber band around… Continue Reading Sharpshooter by Jonathan Wooten and Sansminds Presents

REVIEW: Decisions by Mozique and Alakazam Magic RATING: 7 out of 10 LINK TO REVIEW: FULL REVIEW: Decisions by Mozique and Alakazam Magic is an interesting trick with a cool gimmick. Imagine being able to predict the answer to any Yes-or-No question that a spectator answers.  Well, with Decisions you can do it and be… Continue Reading Decisions by Mozique and Alakazam Magic