Hosted by MJ Daska! · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 18 episodes
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A reflective, heartfelt podcast about older films/TV shows/Video Games and the way we used to consume them. Each episode explores movies, nostalgia and the memories that shaped our love of cinema , video games and TV , without hot takes or rankings. If you miss browsing VHS aisles, thoughtful storytelling, and slowing down with great films, this is your place. Imagine just sitting down with a friend and just having a chat about your favourite films and tv , I'm that friend lol :)
MJ Daska! hosts Daska Discusses : A Nostalgic Movies, TV & Video Games Podcast, a tv show with 18 episodes published.
Join me for a deep, personal dive into the greatest horror film ever made. From watching it as a terrified 12-year-old on VHS, to revisiting it at 16, and finally experiencing it on the big screen — I break down why The
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Freedom or Vengeance? Braveheart vs Gladiator Two legendary historical epics. One epic showdown. In this episode, we pit Braveheart (1995) against Gladiator (2000) in a no-holds-barred battle to decide which film reigns
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What if the greatest sci-fi movie ever made was actually the scariest horror film of all time? \In this episode, I break down how Alien completely changed the game — the suffocating atmosphere, H.R. Giger’s nightmarish c
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Rocky IV might look like a simple boxing movie on the surface, but it’s really a perfect time capsule of the 1980s — a film about rivalry, pride, politics, music, and the kind of larger-than-life storytelling that feels
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Why is Star Wars: A New Hope still the greatest movie in the saga — nearly 50 years later? In this episode of Daska Discusses, I sit down with Dr. Josh — a massive Star Wars superfan and true galaxy geek — for a fun, dee
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Gladiator isn’t just a blockbuster… it’s a film that stays with you. In this episode, I dive into why Gladiator still hits so hard — from Russell Crowe’s powerful performance as Maximus to Joaquin Phoenix’s unforgettable
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This one… gets out of control. lol In this episode of Daska Discusses, I’m joined by Yuto and Kosta as we sit down and actually watch Bloodsport together — and things quickly descend into pure chaos. We’re reacting in re
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🎙️ MICHAEL – The MJ Biopic Everyone’s Talking About! Critics slammed it with a brutal 38% on Rotten Tomatoes… but audiences are loving it with a massive 97% score. So who’s actually right? In this episode, I break down
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MOONWALKER (1988) isn’t really a movie… it’s not really a music video… and it definitely isn’t normal. In this episode, I dive into Moonwalker — the strangest thing Michael Jackson ever put his name on. From “Smooth Crim
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Most people think Rambo is all machine guns and explosions. But the original First Blood is something very different. In this episode of Daska Discusses, I’m joined by my guest Kosta as we revisit the film that introduce
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This week I revisit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) — a movie I grew up with… but one that hits completely differently now. What I once saw as a fun kids film is actually a gritty, emotional story about brothers, ide
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Before online gaming…Before headsets…Before battle passes… There was the arcade. In this episode of Daska Discusses, we step back into the early 90s when Street Fighter II exploded into arcades around the world and chang
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In this episode of Daska Discusses, I revisit The Dark Knight — a film that didn’t just redefine superhero cinema, but changed the way audiences experienced movies altogether. I reflect on the anticipation leading up to
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Predator might look like a simple 80s action movie, but it’s one of those films that still feels different every time you watch it. In this episode of Daska Discusses, I’m joined by my friend Kosta, a big fan of classic
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BONUS EPISODE!! It’s Friday the 13th, so I thought it was the perfect excuse to talk about one of the most unsettling horror films ever made. In this special bonus episode of Daska Discusses, I revisit The Blair Witch Pr
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Nominated for a Record 16! OSCARS!! in 2026! In this episode of Daska Discusses, I dive deep into Sinners — a film that feels like it stepped out of another era. Set in the 1930s Mississippi Delta during the Jim Crow Sou
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In this episode of Daska Discusses, I revisit one of the most iconic underdog stories of the 1980s — The Karate Kid (1984) — and this time, I’m joined by a very special guest. Yuto, a Japanese migrant who moved to Austra
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In this episode of Daska Discusses, I go back to one of the most important and unforgettable games ever made — GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo 64. For many of us, this wasn’t just a game. It was an experience. It was late
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In this episode of Daska Discusses, I dive deep into Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (The Final Cut, 1982) — a film I’ve been teaching in VCE Media for many years and still never get tired of exploring. Blade Runner isn’t ju
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In Episode 2 of Daska Discusses, I dive into Steven Spielberg’s Jaws — the film that turned the ocean from a place of freedom into a place of fear. I reflect on my own memory of watching it for the first time, break down
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