Straight Talk Magic reviews

Move Zero 3 is the third DVD in the self-working series by John Bannon and Big Blind Media.  Bannon shares his brilliant self-working card tricks and they are incredibly and totally awesome.  With this third release Bannon gets a hat trick.  Each of the prior projects got the highest rating and if I could rate… Continue Reading Move Zero Volume 3 by John Bannon and Big Blind Media

Only Slightly Sleighty is a Ryan Schlutz project in collaboration with Big Blind Media.  Schlutz will fool you again and again with these 7 new card tricks. Only Slightly Sleighty is a DVD with very strong card magic.  The majority of the tricks require a set-up and two can be done with a borrowed shuffled… Continue Reading Only Slightly Sleighty by Ryan Schlutz and Big Blind Media

The Yarn is an outstanding trick by Manuel Llaser and Vernet Magic.  With the Yarn, you take a borrowed and signed bill which ends up disappearing.  A spectator who has been holding a tied closed paper bag the entire time opens it and removes a glass with a ball of yarn inside.  The end of… Continue Reading The Yarn by Manuel Llaser and Vernet Magic

Narcissus is the brilliant child (or perhaps grand-child) of the genius 100th Monkey.  The routines presented with Narcissus are meant for close-up performances and incorporate your spectator’s cell phone cameras.  This is Chris Philpott’s third DVD using the 100th Monkey principle (the first being The 100th Monkey and the second being Babel). I am sure… Continue Reading Narcissus by Chris Philpott

Meet the Jack by Jorge Garcia is an Alakazam project in which Argentinian Mentalist, Jorge Garcia performs 8 mentalism and mind reading routines in an intimate parlor setting and then explains the secrets to every part of his act. The Jack, as he was known, shares some real gems and I highly recommend this project. … Continue Reading Meet The Jack by Jorge Garcia and Alakazam Magic

Lumber by Mr. Pearl is an extraordinarily fantastic take on Paul Curry’s Out of This World behemoth card trick with the addition of poker chips and a super germane patter! It is a dark horse.  Having heard no hype about this trick, I was blown away by its’ cleverness and how unbelievably fooling it is… Continue Reading Lumber by Mr. Pearl

Sublime Self Working Card Tricks (SSWCT) by John Carey and Big Blind Media is a great project for those new to card magic and who want to fool the pants off their friends. John Carey is a very prolific creator of card magic and with SSWCT he delivers 10 easy to perform tricks; 9 card… Continue Reading Sublime Self Working Card Tricks by John Carey and Big Blind Media

Mind Invasion is a Morgan Strebler peeking method brought to us by SansMinds. It is a quick and to the point.  Performing this takes some belief in yourself as a performer and some real-life practice, but it is worth it once you have it down. When you buy Mind Invasion you get a short 13… Continue Reading Mind Invasion by Morgan Strebler and SansMinds

Fall is a great telekinetic effect by Philip Ryan, Banachek and Vortex Magic. From the spectator’s point of view, the performer places a regular Sharpie marker in the edge of a table (or deck of card, or glass or whatever) so that it is half on and half off.  The performer then concentrates his mental… Continue Reading Fall by Philip Ryan, Banachek and Vortex Magic

Unveil is a double DVD project in which card manipulation master and champion, Hyunjoon Kim, teaches the secrets behind his routine and moves.  Also included with the two DVDs are two gimmicks used in the routine for the magi among us that not only bought this project to learn the secrets, but who will to… Continue Reading Unveil by Hyunjoon Kim