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Lloyd Mobley – The Informer – review
The Informer is a difficult product to review, partly because it is a tool rather than an effect, and partly due to some conflicting stories about its uniqueness. But we’ll have a go. What is it?...
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Jamie Daws – The Deceased – review
Jamie Daws is well known for his atmospheric magic releases with slightly darker themes. That being the case, perhaps it was a mistake to review The Deceased on the day I went to a funeral… In it he...
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Alan Rorrison – Praemovo – review
Alan Rorrison is one of the UK’s great magical creators and Praemovo is his latest release, put out on the SansMinds label. Let’s get straight into our review. Praemovo is an extremely visual effect in...
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Oliver Meech – GPS Pack Nav – review
In GPS Pack Nav, Oliver Meech has taken a really novel approach to the signed card to impossible location effect and added a contemporary plot device. Drive on to find out more. The effect The effect...
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Paul Brook – NetWorker – review
Let’s get this out of the way up front. Paul Brook is a sneaky and ingenious guy! And NetWorker is a fantastic mentalist’s tool/device/series of effects which will slot in to any corporate or...
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Automata 3 – review
I am in the privileged position of receiving a lot of new magic to review month after month, but there are definitely some releases I’m more excited about seeing – and Automata 3 was one of those....
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Cody Fisher – Deal Sealer – Review
Deal Sealer bills itself with dramatic claims as “Cody Fisher’s closely-guarded secret for locking in a great impression and increasing your chances of new bookings.” Before we evaluate those claims in...
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Peter Pellikaan – Transcendence – Review
Transcendence is the first in a series of packet tricks by Peter Pellikaan which UK based Alakazam Magic intend to release. I have known of Peter’s highly visual card magic for a while, but this is the...
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Chris Philpott – The End of my Rope trick
Chris Philpott is some kind of genius. He has done something I would never have predicted – namely bringing a new twist to the classic cut and restored rope trick. There have been all sorts of...
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Steve Dela – Will to Read – review
Another magic review, do you have the will to read on? I hope so, because this is a cracking release from Steve Dela. Will To Read is a really clever development of the ‘Free Will’ principle which adds...
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Mike Busby – Spirit/Shot Measure Chop Cup – review
I’m a chop-cup-aholic. If you don’t believe me, have a look at my little collection (see end of post!). And ever since I heard about the Loomis Micro Chop Cup routine I’ve been keen to incorporate some...
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Paul Brook – Locked in Thought – review
I’m a big fan of Paul Brook’s work and thinking. His recent Networker Deck was an outstanding release. I mention that because this is going to be a slightly negative review, and I want it to be clear...
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Daniel Chard – Chardistry – review
Although Chardistry is not one of the latest magic releases (it came out in 2015 I believe) this is our first chance to have a proper look at it. It seems that there is so much magic being released all...
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Liam Montier – Any shuffled deck, self working, impromptu miracles – review
BBM have a solid reputation for releasing quality self-working type material so I had high expectations when Any shuffled deck, self-working impromptu miracles turned up on the review pile. And in...
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Chris Philpott – Narcissus – review
It’s probably fair to say that the effect that brought Chris Philpott to the attention of many magicians was his wonderful and groundbreaking 100th Monkey. This was really a new principle for magic,...
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Takel – Burn Notice – review
It would be an exaggeration to say that the thing I liked most about Burn Notice was the packaging (although that has been very nicely done!). Let me try to unpack my feelings around this new release...
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The Other Brothers – Wink – Review
The best ideas in life are simple, and Wink is just such an idea. In essence Wink enables a thought of card (or number or symbol, or… you get the idea) to appear in a spectator’s wine glass. You could...
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Roberto Giobbi – Hidden Agenda – review
I hadn’t been planning to write another review this year – I was going to enjoy a little more down time with family – until Hidden Agenda arrived. And I haven’t been able to put it down. So here’s my...
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James Went – Meditations – review
Meditations is a double DVD set, the debut release of the very talented Welsh magician, James Went. In spite of my age, I first came across James through the wonderful children’s television series Help...
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Alan Rorrison – Sharpie through Bill – review
Some of us are old enough to remember David Copperfield performing ‘Misled’ on a television special. Alan Rorrison’s Sharpie through Bill takes this effect to the next level and as its name suggests,...
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