Straight Talk Magic reviews

Kayfabe is the Essential Magic Collection’s 4 DVD project featuring legendary mentalist and magician Max Maven. Consistent with EMC’s prior projects, this one too is fantastic.  So, what is Kayfabe?  It is, believe it or not, an American entertainment wrestling term for keeping secrets.  In this project, Maven “breaks” Kayfabe and reveals the secrets behind… Continue Reading Kayfabe featuring Max Maven by EMC

Tokyo Magical Carnival has released five DVD’s featuring prominent Japanese magicians. The series is called “Secret” and Volume 1, reviewed here, features Ars-Takesho Taniguchi. This is an excellent project which is taught by Taniguchi in Japanese. There is an audio English translation that is dubbed into the DVD if you so select, otherwise you will… Continue Reading Tokyo Magic Carnival Vol 1 Secret featuring Ars-Takeshi Taniguchi

With Bob Solari’s Psychic Card Paddle you show your spectators a paddle with six mini cards on it. Your spectator chooses one of the six cards and you flip the paddle over several times to confirm that their card is there and they remember it.  In an instant, you flip the paddle again and Voila,… Continue Reading Bob Solari’s Psychic Card Paddle

Gerti Reborn by Romanos is a great trick. Magic Tao manufactures the gimmick which allows you to perform the mind reading “which hand is it in” effect with ease, using two identical coins.  One is signed by the spectator and the other is not. With your $25 purchase (which I think it is a tad… Continue Reading Gerti Reborn by Romanos and Magic Tao

  Magikub by Federico Poeymiro is a gimmicked Rubik’s cube trick in which the spectator shows a mixed up Rubik’s cube and with the flick of the wrist, the entire cube is solved and it can be displayed on all 6 sides. With you $74.95 purchase of Magikub you get a gimmicked cube in a… Continue Reading Magikub by Federico Poeymiro

Spell by Shin Lim is an installment in the Murphy’s Magic The Vault series presented by Bro Gilbert in which any card is chosen from a borrowed shuffled deck and returned to the deck by the spectator. The spectator then spells their card by dealing one card at a time face down on the table… Continue Reading Spell by Shin Lim and Murphy’s Magic – The Vault Series

Jason Ladanye and Murphy’s Magic present forging Ahead, a fantastic easy to do miracle in your pocket with a card transposition on super-steroids and a spectator’s signature jumping from one card to another. This trick is part of Murphy’s “The Vault” series in which Bro Gilbert selects individual tricks for sale – and this one… Continue Reading Forging Ahead by Jason Ladanye and Murphy’s Magic – The Vault Series

Card Devilry is J.K. Hartman’s 14th (and perhaps final) card magic book in which he teaches a significant amount, both in terms of quality and quantity.  At $35, this book is a steal.  It is published by Vanishing Inc., designed by its’ co-founder Andi Gladwin, illustrated by Tony Dunn and proofread by several others including… Continue Reading Card Devilry by J.K. Hartman

Spell-O-Matic by Liam Montier and Big Blind Media is a knock out trick!  These guys know how to put out great magic and Spell-O-Matic proves that they have the secret formula to the special sauce under lock and key.  I am coming back to this restaurant! So, what pray tell is Spell-O-Matic?  Hmmm, maybe it… Continue Reading Spell-O-Matic by Liam Montier and Big Blind Media

Tornado Box is a Mickael Chatelain (MC) gimmick that gives you the power to instantly vanish or materialize ink or text on the outside of a card box. You can reveal a prediction, a selected card or use it in a mentalism routine. With your $26.95 purchase you get a gimmick, some extra parts that… Continue Reading Tornado Box by Mickael Chatelain