Straight Talk Magic reviews

David Forrest’s REM is a nine minute routine (it could be shorter but will likely be longer) in which the spectator predicts various components of the performer’s bizarre dream about a card trick. As the performer describes his dream, the actual spectator fills in the blanks with a series of weird thoughts which will match… Continue Reading Dave Forrest’s REM

Knitting Ninja is a Chad Long routine in which the performer shows two small knitting needles, a length of yellow thread and an otherwise empty hand. He quickly starts knitting and banging the needles together and a silk the size and shape of a yellow sock is instantly knit. What you get is two small… Continue Reading Knitting Ninja by Chad Long and Kaylor Productions

$wap is Nicholas Lawrence’s moving graphic on a dollar bill trick released in conjunction with Vanishing Inc. With $wap, the performer shows the spectator a stack of dollar bills and points out that on each and every bill there are two seals. A black seal on the left face side of the bill and a… Continue Reading $wap by Nicholas Lawrence and Vanishing Inc.

Fixed Fate by Cameron Francis and Big Blind Media is a very strong card prediction effect. This trick doesn’t just fry your audience, it microwaves their brains. You give a spectator a folded piece of paper and indicate that it is a prediction and then a blue deck of cards is removed from the card… Continue Reading Fixed Fate by Cameron Francis and Big Blind Media

Tour De Force (TDF) by Michael O’Brien is a cool twist on the Triumph effect and it is fantastic. I like the thinking and the several different routines using a very deceptive method. Basically, TDF is a 65 minute DVD that teaches how to do the Triumph effect in the performer’s hands, without a table,… Continue Reading Tour de force Complete by Michael O’Brien

World Magic Shop presents Sean Heydon’s 2015 LADS convention lecture on a single hour and eight minute DVD. The DVD presents Heydon’s actual lecture and as you watch the DVD you feel as if you are an audience member to his lecture. He is introduced by his Wizard Product Review co-host David Penn who also… Continue Reading Magic and Madness by Sean Haydon and World Magic Shop

The Full Monty is a Liam Montier creation brought to us by Big Blind Media. It is a monte routine with a few crazy kickers. It is incredibly strong and takes your spectator by surprise. The performer apparently displays four cards all of which have the name of the card written on the backs. As… Continue Reading The Full Monty by Liam Montier and Big Blind Media

Steam 2.0 is a grand slam mentalism effect! It is easy to learn and perform and will annihilate your spectators. You can perform this trick one-on-one, walk-around, in parlor or on a stage. Paul Harris Presents has done it again with an effect developed by Ali Nouira and with originator credit given to mentalist Marc… Continue Reading Paul Harris Presents Steam 2.0 by Ali Noira (based on a Marc Salem effect)

Invisible Drawing Duplication (I.D.D.) is Chris Rawlings very clever mind-reading routine in which a spectator draws a simple object on a small white card when he is completely out of sight of the performer. The performer then informs the spectator that they will draw what the spectator drew and apparently does so on a small… Continue Reading I.D.D. by Chris Rawlings and Vanishing Inc.

Dover Publications has a great selection of magic books. Included in their catalog is Self-Working Rope Magic (SWRM) written by prolific author on various types of magical tricks, Karl Fulves. SWRM is a soft cover book that measures five and a half inches by eight and a half inches. It contains 70 tricks in its… Continue Reading Self-Working Rope Magic by Karl Fulves and Dover Publications