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Juan Marcos – Hustle – Review
One of the joys of running a magic review site is that you get to see some magic you might otherwise have missed. Although I love monte type routines, I have a couple that suit me well so probably...
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BH Sandwich – review
I used to love sandwich tricks. Years ago learnt Harry Lorayne’s One Eyed Jacks sandwich – great trick – simple to follow and clear effect. Very magical. Since then I must have seen or read dozens of...
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Arron Jones – The Magicianary Position – review
Arron Jones has released a few effects over recent years, but the Magicianary Position is the first we’ve looked at and as you will see from our review we were very impressed. We’ll get the only real...
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Michael Murray – Recreation – review
Recreation is the latest ebook release from the creative mind of Michael Murray. We’re a big fan of Michael’s work – he is a clever and original thinker – and so we were very interested to read his...
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Magician Anonymous – An Unexpected Triumph – review
There have been many versions of the Triumph effect over the years (here’s another we reviewed recently), and perhaps the most unexpected thing about the Unexpected Triumph is that it has (probably)...
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Steve Shufton – Fobulous – Review
It’s going to be hard to avoid the deliberate pun in the name of this effect, so let’s get it out of the way – this really is fobulous! Fobulous is a very clean, in the spectator’s hands (or yours if...
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Casshan Wallace – Camera Tricks – review
Casshan Wallace is a clever and creative young magician (does that make me sound old?!) coming up with some great ideas – here’s our review of his Camera Tricks DVD. After a slightly drawn out...
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Liam Montier – The Full Monty – review
I had a small moment of déjà vu as I began to watch The Fully Monty for this review – I’m sure I’ve seen this before, I thought. As it turns out, this is actually a ‘new’ version of a trick I first saw...
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Greg Wilson – Revolution – review
When is a trick not a trick? When it’s a Revolution. In some ways Revolution is nothing more than a flourish, but it also comes with some great ideas for incorporating it into some routines. So let’s...
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Hudson Taylor – Implausibilities – review
We’ll say right at the outset, Implausibilities is not a beginner’s DVD. The routines require a number of more advanced skills e.g. perfect Faro. But before that puts you off, there’s a significant...
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Liam Montier’s Essential Card Magic Toolbox – mini review
The Essential Card Magic Toolbox bills itself as ‘a complete course in the art of card magic’ and I have to say that I entirely agree with that description. This 8-DVD set is essentially a compilation...
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Arnel Renegado – Mutate – review
Mutate is a really interesting twist on the torn and restored card plot, put out my MagicTao in the UK. Unlike most ‘traditional’ torn and restored cards, the card isn’t torn into 4 separate pieces,...
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Greg Wilson – Cold Case – Review
I first saw Greg at the Magic Circle years ago. He has aged a bit (sorry Greg) but he still has an amazing energy and humour in his approach. Cold Case is his take on the deck switch. It owes (and he...
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Mark Elsdon – Guaranteed Jackpot – review
Mark Elsdon has a knack for putting out simple yet direct mental magic, and Guaranteed Jackpot is no exception to this. Here’s what the audience sees: an audience member shuffles up a deck of number...
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Brett Sherwood – extraordinary Cups and Balls
“I’ll meet you at the Homebase in Basingstoke at 9am, if you can make it. They have a coffee shop in the inside rear.” Such is the glamour of the magic world. This may have sounded like an exotic...
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Christian Engblom – Pieces – review
I am losing track of the number of versions of Triumph that I have seen in recent years – Pieces is the latest take on this theme from Christian Engblom. It is the classic effect – a card is chosen and...
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John Carey – Eclectica – review
As is often the case, I had a pile of items waiting to be reviewed, but the decision ‘which next’ was easy to make when I saw some John Carey in the pile. I have really enjoyed John’s work in the past...
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Dave Forrest – REM – review
Dave Forrest is one of the cleverest magic inventors around at the moment and REM is a fine recent example of his work. This is a multi-level prediction with a brilliant premise which engages the...
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Clicks and Mortar Focus – the New York magic shop edition
As a regular magic addict it is virtually impossible for me to visit a new place without checking out the local magic shop. I’ve recently spent an extended time in the United States and have managed to...
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Sean Heydon – Magic and Madness – review
As with an earlier DVD we reviewed, Magic and Madness is actually a DVD of a live lecture given at the LADS conference in 2015. If you’ve never come across Sean Heydon before, he’s an energetic and...
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