death note

boyband just released the perfect song to listen to while driving with the windows down on a summer night. “birth by sleep” features clean production and a catchy hook (“I don’t wanna wake up if you’re not next to me”). The instrumentation is bright and airy, disguising the lyrics’ more melancholy tone, which tell of […]

Given the overnight success of The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie and the subsequent Nickelodeon spinoff series that debuted in 2007, it’s hardly a surprise that the Wolff brothers’ fictional kid group has catapulted them toward a full-fledged alternative-rock career. Working under their given names, Nat & Alex Wolff, since 2009, the duo have released […]

It’s not a phase, Mom. Back in the days of all-black everything and endless anime binges, we definitely related to an anime character (or two). Whether it was their iconic looks that we tried to replicate at Comic-Con or their antisocial demeanor, it was hard not to fall in love with our favorite anime characters’ […]

[Photo by: Netflix] It's no surprise that fans of the wildly popular anime and manga Death Note were not too keen on Netflix's film adaptation. Fans herald it a white-washed and dumbed down version of the complex character dynamic that drives the source materials, and it reads as more of as an “early-2000s Disney Channel Original […]

[Photo by: Netflix] I think it’s safe to say Netflix goofed on this one. Their film adaptation of the beloved manga and anime Death Note translated onscreen like an early-2000s Disney Channel Original Movie crossed over with a straight-to-DVD Final Destination sequel. For anyone who has never seen or read the original source materials, this […]

As anime becomes increasingly popular worldwide, attention needs to be paid not only to the shows themselves, but to their soundtracks. While there are plenty of wonderful anime theme songs of various genres, there is a notable metal presence. Unlike most domestic TV shows, the Japanese don’t shy away from screams, growls and rampaging guitar […]

Netflix now has a trailer for its forthcoming live-action adaption of the horror-anime Death Note, (via Kotaku). Read more: Netflix now offers offline streaming to fulfill all our binging needs The film is directed by Adam Winged and stars Nat Wolff as Light Turner. The manga was originally done by writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator […]