Straight Talk Magic reviews

Paul Gertner’s Unshuffled Kicker is a classic magic trick with, well, a kicker. More than 25 years ago Paul Gertner came up with Unshuffled, a genius routine that is fooling and fun and totally amazing.  Decades later, when asked to appear on Penn & Teller’s television show Fool Us, he performed Unshuffled Kicker and fooled… Continue Reading Paul Gertner’s Unshuffled Kicker

Josh Zandman’s A Christmas Carol book test is a simple, easy and effective mindreading tool. The book itself is a paperback that measures a touch more than 4 inches by 7 inches.  It looks like a paperback that you would buy in an airport in a paperback book rack.  It has 168 pages and can… Continue Reading A Christmas Carol book test by Josh Zandman

Boris Wild’s Marked Deck Project by Boris Wild and Big Blind Media is a soup to nuts double DVD with Boris Wild showcasing his own marked deck. The Project has more than 4 hours of content and is a great resource for any level performer.  For those of you that don’t read past the first… Continue Reading Boris Wild’s Marked Deck Project by Boris Wild and Big Blind Media

Mixed Perception by Cameron Francis and Big Blind Media is a superb packet trick that starts off with a full deck — so it does not feel like a packet trick. Francis has a fountain inside his head that produces card tricks and routines and this one kicks butt! With your purchase you get 6… Continue Reading Mixed Perception by Cameron Francis and Big Blind Media

John Carey and Big Blind Media’s Impossible Location Card Tricks is a collection of 10 tricks presented and taught by John Carey. Three of the tricks are Carey’s and the remainder belong to other, including giants such as Larry Jennings, Nick Trost, Dai Vernon and others. The project title refers to “Impossible Locations” which is… Continue Reading Impossible Location Card Tricks with John Carey

Son of a Stunner (S.O.S.) is a fantastic download offered by Murphy’s Magic as part of the “The Vault” series and it only costs $9.95. 　S.O.S. is seven and a half minutes long and is performed and taught by Paul Harris and it is a real beauty. The spectators see you write something down on… Continue Reading S.O.S. by Paul Harris – The Vault Series by Murphy’s Magic

Meditations by James Went and Big Blind Media is a truly awesome double DVD project. Each disc is generally organized in the same fashion.  First, Went performs the tricks in studio and then explains how to them.  Second, he teaches several “techniques” which range from various peeks, passes, controls and other assorted moves.  Finally, Went… Continue Reading Meditations by James Went and Big Blind Media

Indigo by Beautiful Mind Magic is a quadruple card prediction with 3 different spectators. At the beginning of the routine, the magician places a prediction card on the table with the words “Partner”, “Magician”, “Lady” and “Gentleman” on it and explains that he is the Magician.  He chooses one of the spectators to be his… Continue Reading Indigo by Beautiful Mind Magic

A Charming Chinese Challenge by Troy Hooser is one of the best close-up sleight of hand routines around. This is not new, but it is a revamped version with a new instructional video taught by Troy Hooser and new top quality Chinese coins. Years ago, I purchased this trick from Vanishing Inc. after watching Joshua… Continue Reading The Charming Chinese Challenge by Troy Hooser and Vanishing Inc.