He had a very particular set of skills. Skills he acquired over a very long career. Skills that he finessed into a trilogy of wildly successful movies where a lone father rescues his family in jeopardy (over and over again). In this week’s throwback, we revisit the film that unexpectedly but firmly established Liam Neeson as an ageing action hero - 2008’s Taken - and spawned a whole genre of movies in the same mould.

<p>He had a very particular set of skills. Skills he acquired over a very long career. Skills that he finessed into a trilogy of wildly successful movies where a lone father rescues his family in jeopardy (over and over again). In this week&rsquo;s throwback, we revisit the film that unexpectedly but firmly established Liam Neeson as an ageing action hero - 2008&rsquo;s Taken - and spawned a whole genre of movies in the same mould.</p>

Talking apes and Jedi Knights are cool, but how do they impact Hollywood as a whole? That's the kind of stuff we talk about on Popcorn Culture - a mixed-bag-exploration of the movies, TV shows, and pop culture buzz that we love, as well as the ones we love (slightly) less.

<p>Talking apes and Jedi Knights are cool, but how do they impact Hollywood as a whole? That's the kind of stuff we talk about on Popcorn Culture - a mixed-bag-exploration of the movies, TV shows, and pop culture buzz that we love, as well as the ones we love (slightly) less.</p>

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