Straight Talk Magic reviews

Transcendence is a single packet trick marketed by Alakazam Magic and created by Peter Pellikaan. It is an extremely visual transformation of 4 spot cards into 4 court cards in a matter of seconds…and then the trick is over. This trick is being sold for $25, which as explained below is a bit pricey for… Continue Reading Transcendence by Peter Pellikaan and Alakazam Magic

Larry’s Bag by Mago Larry is a mostly transparent forcing bag made out of tight black mesh netting with two compartments and a zipper closed top. The device itself is 9 inches by 9 inches and 12 inches on the diagonal. There are some things I like about the bag and some things I don’t.… Continue Reading Larry’s Bag by Mago Larry

X Ray by Rasmus is great! Now that you know where I stand on this product, let me tell you a bit about it. With your purchase you get a nice tin container that contains everything you need. Two excellent gimmicks (you only use one) which you are likely familiar with (sorry, not telling), 4… Continue Reading X-RAY by Rasmus and Rasmus Magic

Telekinetic is a Diamond Jim Tyler and Vanishing Inc. product in which the performer takes a box of cards out of his pocket, removes the deck and then the spectators watch as the box slides down the performer’s hand and twirls. The box, if positioned by the performer in the right way, can then stand… Continue Reading Telekinetic by Diamond Jim Tyler and Vanishing Inc.

Second Chance is a Wayne Dobson/Alakazam Magic production and it is great. It was previously released by the genius creator, Wayne Dobson, as a pamphlet and in another writing, but was released by Alakazam on DVD in 2013. In Second Chance, you tell the spectator you are going to do a trick, but if you… Continue Reading Second Chance by Wayne Dobson and Alakazam Magic

Sentio is an Alan Rorrison and Vanishing Inc. Magic utility device that permits the performer to card punch a playing card in plain sight. As stated in the promotional video, it is built into a Sharpie marker. Very clever. The product comes with the utility device and a streaming (not downloadable) 35 minute instructional video.… Continue Reading Sentio by Alan Rorrison and Vanishing Inc.

Trilogy Extreme by Alakazam Magic is one of my favorite gaffed deck tricks. The original Trilogy was created by Brian Caswell and there have been a few versions over the years. I originally used the Trilogy Bikes version (Alakazam 2008) until someone behind the counter at Tannen’s told me how to do the “Extreme” version… Continue Reading Trilogy Extreme by Brian Caswell and Alakazam Magic

Flaming Coffee is a Sansminds effect in which the performer patters about how hot his coffee is and then seemingly out of nowhere flames are emitted from the coffee. After a few seconds, the performer puts the cap on the paper coffee cup and the flames are gone and the coffee is allegedly ready to… Continue Reading Flaming Coffee by SansMinds Productions

The Dream Act by Shin Lim is a copyrighted routine that won Shin Lim a 2015 FISM championship and an “FU” award on Penn and Teller’s show, Fool Us. Shin Lim is a master card handler and he teaches you each and every move and secret in his act that he has been performing for… Continue Reading The Dream Act by Shin Lim

Luck of the Draw is an excellent prediction effect that uses a simple and fooling three way force bag and multi colored raffle tickets (100 random tickets, 100 force tickets with one number and another set of 100 force tickets with a different number). It is simple to learn, to perform and packs a knockout… Continue Reading Luck of the Draw by Liam Montier and Big Blind Media