TheWiseGuise

TheWiseGuise
Location
Memphis/Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Birthday
April 10
Company
www.thewiseguise.com
Bio
What The Wise Guise is meant to be is a place for us to get together and discuss the things we love and are passionate about, in a hopefully entertaining way. Think of it as a virtual MacLaren’s Pub, The Max, or Monk’s Café. We each love writing. We each have a propensity to become addicted to varied corners of culture. So we figured… why not join forces?! Think Super 8, where Spielberg, Abrams, Coach Eric Taylor, and the sassiest adolescents since The Sandlot joined forces. We don’t want to create another website full of people who think they have all the answers about everything from comprehensive tax reform and college football to TV quality and Kardashian cup sizes (the latter two not always being mutually exclusive). We’re not the Huffington Post. The Wise Guise is merely a place for us to post some opinions and observations, while collecting your feedback. The name “The Wise Guise” derives from the idea that so many bloggers feel the need to assert their self proclaimed expertise. They try to give the appearance of wisdom when, more often than not, they just use controversy to get their name out there. We have no “unnamed” sources and again, we don’t claim to be experts. We come more from the line of people who wish they were experts but have real jobs. Well, some of us have real jobs… sometimes. You can also follow us on Twitter @TheWiseGuise!

MY RECENT POSTS

Peep Show Netflix Streaming Suggestions: Part Ten

Welcome to Part Ten! I think you all know the drill by know so we’ll just get to it. This also might be my last week to do these but if you want me to keep going leave me a comment and let me know!

1. The Bicycle Thief- Just… Read full post »

MAY 24, 2012 1:11AM

The Need For Real Barbershops

Barber Shop The Need For Real Barbershops

From about the 7th grade (2000) until earlier this year, I had my hair cut by the same lady who “does†my mother’s hair. What follows is not a knock against her by any means. She did a great job every single time for over 10 years.

In addition to… Read full post »

MAY 23, 2012 1:11AM

Elenowen Q&A: Part I

Elenowen2 Elenowen Q&A: Part I

Welcome to The Wise Guise interview with Nashville, TN duo, Elenowen! I’m thrilled that they were gracious enough to join us and can’t encourage you enough to purchase their new self-titled EP and if you’re in Nashville join them for their album release show at Third & LRead full post »

The Bachelorette The Bachelorette: Episode Two Commentary

This is the most authentic season of The Bachelorette in history, guys!  The first date was baking cookies in Emily’s “real†house, and taking the suitor to Ricky’s “real†soccer practice. (Kid doesn’t look like much of an athlete to me).   She didn’t wear a custom made pro… Read full post »

The Great Gatsby Great American Novels & the Attempt at Great Film Adaptations

What is the Great American Novel? This is one of my favorite questions to ask people to get a quick read on their personality, approach towards pop culture, literature, and feelings on America. Based on how informed/passionate/apathetic someone is, asking someone about politics doesn’t… Read full post »

survivor one world colton cumbie Survivor: Philippines Odds & Analysis on Who Will Return

Now that we’re more than a week past the always-fun Survivor finale Sunday, crowning another deserving champion (even if the second two-thirds of the season were no where near as exciting as the Colton-fueled first third) and leaving me, your resident Survivor expert and reigning Wise G… Read full post »

MAY 21, 2012 3:04PM

2012 Summer Movie Guide

beasts of the southern wild 2012 Summer Movie Guide

The following is a list of every movie scheduled released in May-July this year. If you click on the title it will pull up a trailer for the film. After May is over I’ll update it to include August.

May

May 4- The Avengers- Check out our He Said, SheRead full post »

Emily Maynard1 Liz Riggs: The Bachelorette Premiere

The Bachelorette is back and it’s harder to make fun of than ever. Because Emily Maynard’s ex-fiance baby daddy died in a plane crash before she had the chance to tell him she was pregnant with their child, I’m going to really have to focus on the douche bag contestants… Read full post »

Chances are I’ll end up just going 10 parts to the series. I might expand into just general movies and television suggestions or I might take a break for a while and regroup and maybe do some rankings by genre. If anyone has any ideas for that or would want me/us… Read full post »

Editor’s Pick
MAY 16, 2012 11:51PM

Adam Sandler, starring in (Insert Awful Movie Here)

Billy Madison Adam Sandler, starring in (Insert Awful Movie Here)

3rd Grader: Hey look everybody, Billy peed his pants.
Billy Madison: Of course I peed my pants, everyone my age pees their pants. It’s the coolest.
3rd Grader: Really?
Billy Madison: YES! You ain’t cool, unless you pee your pants.
3rd Grader: Hey look, Ernie peed his pants too. Al… Read full post »

MAY 16, 2012 2:07AM

Teetotaler of Social Media

The genesis of this post stems from the frequent conversations I have like the following (actual conversation)…

Colin: “Did you see my blog post on Tony Allen’s ridiculous tweets?â€

Me: “No Colin, I didn’t have a chance to read that, but Tony is funny.â€

Colin: “Come on man! That is wha… Read full post »

MAY 15, 2012 1:00AM

Voting at the Movies

Leprechaun in Alabama Voting at the Movies

“Hollywood makes shitty movies.” -Ron Meyer, NBC Universal Studios COO

Avatar made $2,782,275,172 in international ticket sales. Its budget was about $237 million. I’d be happy to give you a minute to let that settle in.

Welcome back. Movies are BIG business.

Studios produce… Read full post »

kim spradlin survivor one world winner Final Fantasy Survivor Challenge Standings

Well, it’s a wrap folks. Below are the final standings.

Team Joseph, Reigning Survivor Fantasy Wise Guise Champion:  121 points
Kim: Survivor: One World Champion: 50 points

Like a great poker player with always a deadly number of chips but not putting himself out there as the top dawg… Read full post »

MAY 14, 2012 1:40AM

Google Search Fun Bag: Round Two

The Wise Guise 2 Google Search Fun Bag: Round TwoWe had some good searches that somehow lead people to our blog these past weeks. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did. Time to have some fun with it. I’m a little rusty with my wit so please excuse me if I don’t generate side splitting laughter in everyRead full post »

Kevin Hart Netflix Streaming Suggestions: Part Eight

Welcome to week 8 of the Netflix streaming suggestions. Again, these are not ranked in any particular order, just another 5 suggestions for this week of things you may not have seen that I would recommend. If you have any suggestions for me of things you haven’t seen mentioned yet… Read full post »

MAY 10, 2012 1:18AM

He Said, She Said: The Avengers

The Avengers 2 He Said, She Said: The Avengers

Now that Joseph has finished his Law School finals, He Said, She Said is back! This time America’s couple gives each of their thoughts on The Avengers!

He Said: After its record-smashing opening weekend at the box office and overwhelming high marks by critics, my expectations rose a bit… Read full post »

Three 6 Mafia Beale Street Music Festival Video Breakdown

Welcome to the first ever video breakdown from The Wise Guise! Warner is covering the Beale Street Music Festival since he went all three days. However, I felt like I did enough observing on Friday night to point out a few things that really bother me about festival crowds and… Read full post »

BSMF1 Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival: A Rant and Review

Every year for the past 10 years or so, give or take a year here and there, I have made the trek to Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis for the annual Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival (from here on referred to as BSMF) for at least one… Read full post »

Justin Bieber with Floyd Mayweather The Secret Patriotism of the First Weekend in May

A boxing match is like a cowboy movie. There’s got to be good guys and there’s got to be bad guys. And that’s what people pay for – to see the bad guys get beat. – Sonny Liston

It’s kind of ironic that the two sports with the greatest characters,… Read full post »

Before the Devil Knows Youre Dead Netflix Streaming Suggestions: Part Seven

1. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead- As the final work of Sidney Lumet, one of the true masters of cinema, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead is a solid thriller with great acting performances from Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, and Marisa Tomei.

Here&#8217Read full post »

MAY 3, 2012 1:12AM

Awkward Broments In Time

Broment1 Awkward Broments In Time

When two men come together in the bond of friendship, it is oftentimes over a common interest in one of many things: sports, alcohol, women, music, etc. It’s usually extremely casual. Maybe some hot wings, a few brews, and a game on TV. End of story. But there are a… Read full post »

MAY 2, 2012 11:05AM

Letter To The Editor

Reggie Miller Letter To The Editor

This post comes from Lakeland, FL native Jeremy Wilson. Jeremy wrote our first ever guest post entitled, The Curious Case of Jeremy (Lin). He is now joining us to blaze another trail and to help spark a debate. This is our first “letter to the editor”, in which he isRead full post »

Redemption of General Butt Naked Movie Review: The Redemption of General Butt Naked

Yep. The title served its purpose. Sucked you in, just as it did to me on Friday night. I love documentaries, mainly because I discover more about the human condition. Well, this film causes you think very hard about forgiveness and the limits people will allow others to be forgiven.… Read full post »

NBA vs. NCAA1 Why The NBA Playoffs Are Better Than March Madness

The NBA playoffs are better than March Madness. Try and debate me. If you have a team of interest in the NBA, then the NBA Playoffs are so much better than the few weeks of March Madness. If you are a basketball fan the playoffs give you the best sample… Read full post »

APRIL 30, 2012 1:01PM

Introducing Warner Russell

Warner Russell1 Introducing Warner Russell

Today we at The Wise Guise are excited to publicly announce our first ever addition to the crew. Joining us on a regular basis will be Warner Russell. As you will read below, Warner fits in perfectly with the common interests we like to discuss here on The Wise GuiseRead full post »