With an ending as unsatisfying as the one they went with in this feature, I’d say Deadstream is an overall disappointment.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 22, 2024

Deadstream is a fun and light-hearted horror that utilises found footage expertly, bringing the medium into the social media era in an extremely believable way.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 9, 2024

Very few found footage films delicately balance between humor and horror with such precision like Deadstream. It is this year’s Host — a bonafide blockbuster that’s able to send chills down your spine one moment and make you bust out laughing the next.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 3, 2024

Deadstream clocks in at just under ninety minutes, and it’s all the better for not trying to drag out this livestream gone wrong. The film is exactly as advertised. It’s a smart blend of comedy and gory scares, while never losing its ghost story roots.

| Jul 24, 2023

Deadstream is one of the most entertaining horror comedies in years. Joseph Winter's dialogue is absurdly hilarious, carried by his near-perfect comedic timing.

| Original Score: 4.5 | Jul 17, 2023

A mix of terror, joy, and hilarity...I had a blast.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jan 13, 2023

Walking more than one tightrope along the way, Deadstream is a wild, hilarious, and bloody ride that stands out as one of the best horror-comedies in years.

| Dec 17, 2022

Vanessa and Joseph Winter’s low-budget, high-ambition project really hits its stride, resulting in one of the most fun haunted house movies in years.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 17, 2022

Blending new technology with traditional horror comedy scares, Deadstream scores as a wildly entertaining film. This is a gem and a must-watch for horror fans.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Oct 16, 2022

It seems that the overall idea could have been executed better.

| Oct 14, 2022

Offers a clever visual concept, a healthy number of laughs and just enough social critique to feed our need to see this guy bleed.

| Oct 10, 2022

Deadstream is an inventive, unpredictable and hugely charming found footage horror film, but it’s also a clever indictment of internet culture with a gripping, vanity-free lead performance from its co-writer/director. An all-timer in the making, for sure.

| Oct 10, 2022

What's really admirable is that the film can scare you and make you laugh in the exact same beat when it wants to.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 9, 2022

Although the creature effects are fun and the social commentary is interesting, Deadstream becomes too one-note to be enjoyable after a while.

| Oct 7, 2022

This is a horror comedy where the scares land much more effectively than most of the jokes do.

| Original Score: B- | Oct 6, 2022

Anxiety, suspense, jump scares, and laughs all feel right at home in this haunted house tale that takes a simple premise and streams us all the goods.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 6, 2022

It's hard not to begrudgingly admire a film as committed to its deliriously silly bit as Deadstream.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 6, 2022

This comic horror romp has no pretensions and seeks only to goof around and dole out a few jump scares, but in its own sly way it offers a Gen Z version of The Blair Witch Project.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 5, 2022

Overall, it’s a good time with effective scares and gives us something to meditate on regarding social media fame.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 4, 2022

A hardly lovable below average horror pic.

| Original Score: B- | Oct 4, 2022