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Bill Burr: Paper Tiger
Comedy · TV Movie · 2019
Comedian Bill Burr talks male feminists, outrage culture, robot sex, and cultural appropriation in this standup comedy special shot in London.
Movie details
Bill Burr: Paper Tiger
2019 Comedy · TV Movie 1h 7m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.5 / 10
Community rating
Comedian Bill Burr talks male feminists, outrage culture, robot sex, and cultural appropriation in this standup comedy special shot in London.
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Directed by
Mike Binder
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Bill Burr
Bill Burr
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Put Bill Burr: Paper Tiger on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.