The Dissolve was a film review, news, and commentary website which was operated by Pitchfork and based in Chicago, Illinois. The site was focused on reviews, commentary, interviews, and news about contemporary and classic films.[1] Its editor was Scott Tobias, the former editor in chief of The A.V. Club.[1] Editorial director Keith Phipps announced The Dissolve's closure on July 8, 2015.[2]
After Phipps parted from The A.V. Club, he felt he wanted to focus his career on writing about film opposed to the wide-ranging topics that The A.V. Club discusses.[3] The site launched on July 10, 2013.[3][4] In the first two weeks of publication, The Dissolve was set to present the following regular articles: The Conversation, which is a weekly discussion between The Dissolve's writers about current films and a Movie of the Week feature, where the staff focuses on a film of their choosing for several days.[4]
On July 8, 2015, The Dissolve announced its closure with editorial director Keith Phipps stating, "Sadly, because of the various challenges inherent in launching a freestanding website in a crowded publishing environment, financial and otherwise, today is the last day we will be doing that."[2][5][6][7][8] Scott Tobias—in an interview with Indiewire—stated, "This was simply a case of everyone trying their best to make something great and the economics not being kind to those efforts."[9][10][11] Former The Dissolve writers Scott Tobias, Keith Phipps, and Tasha Robinson later went on to develop the Next Picture Show podcast.[12]
Staff
Aside from Phipps, The Dissolve's original staff comprised five of his former A.V. Club colleagues: Scott Tobias, Nathan Rabin, Genevieve Koski, Tasha Robinson, and Noel Murray.[1][13][14] Staff members Noel Murray left The Dissolve to write freelance status in September 2014, and news editor Matt Singer left to contribute to ScreenCrush in November.[14] Critic Nathan Rabin left the site in May 2015.[14]
The staff also included news editor Rachel Handler, replacing Matt Singer,[15] and contributors Mike D'Angelo and Sam Adams.[16][17]
Ratings
The Dissolve's film rankings in comparison to other film reviews tended to be more harsh in their 1,555 reviews aggregated by Metacritic, who stated that on average, the website grades films 8.9 points lower than other critics from a 0–100 scale. Their average score is 56. Out of all the reviews, 566 were considered positive, 770 were considered mixed, and 219 were considered negative.[18]
^ abc"Introducing The Dissolve, A New Film Site". Pitchfork. May 30, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
^ abPhipps, Keith (8 July 2015). . The Dissolve. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
^ abSubramanian, Courtney (June 3, 2013). "Q&A: Keith Phipps Talks About Pitchfork's New Movie Site, The Dissolve". Time. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
^ ab"The Dissolve, Pitchfork's New Film Site, Set to Launch This Wednesday". Pitchfork. July 8, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
^Marotti, Ally (8 July 2015). "Pitchfork Media shutters movie website The Dissolve". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^O'Shea, Chris (8 July 2015). . The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^Zoller Seitz, Matt (8 July 2015). . Chaz's Blog - Roger Ebert. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^Rosenberg, Alyssa (8 July 2015). "Intermission: A eulogy for the Dissolve". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^Adams, Sam (9 July 2015). "Editors Keith Phipps and Scott Tobias on the End of The Dissolve and the Future of Film Criticism". Criticwire (Indiewire). Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^Tobias, Scott (8 July 2015). "Acknowledgments". Sweet Emulsion. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^Murray, Noel (12 July 2015). "Week in Review 7/6/15-7/12-15". Hey Hey in the Hayloft. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^Adams, Sam (10 November 2015). "The Dissolve Returns (Sort of) as The Next Picture Show". Indie Wire. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
^. The Dissolve. 2013-07-10. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
^ abcAdams, Sam (May 1, 2015). "Nathan Rabin Leaves The Dissolve". Indiewire. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
^. The Dissolve. 2013-07-10. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
^. The Dissolve. 2013-07-10. Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
^. The Dissolve. 2013-07-10. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
^. The Dissolve. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
^. The Dissolve. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
External links
The Dissolve (official website; still online, but no longer updated)
March 08, 2023
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The Dissolve was a film review news and commentary website which was operated by Pitchfork and based in Chicago Illinois The site was focused on reviews commentary interviews and news about contemporary and classic films 1 Its editor was Scott Tobias the former editor in chief of The A V Club 1 Editorial director Keith Phipps announced The Dissolve s closure on July 8 2015 2 The DissolveType of siteOnline magazineOwnerPitchforkEditorScott TobiasURLwww wbr thedissolve wbr comCommercialYesRegistrationNoLaunchedJuly 10 2013 9 years ago 2013 07 10 Current statusInactive Contents 1 History 2 Staff 3 Ratings 3 1 The Dissolve Film of the Year 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditAfter Phipps parted from The A V Club he felt he wanted to focus his career on writing about film opposed to the wide ranging topics that The A V Club discusses 3 The site launched on July 10 2013 3 4 In the first two weeks of publication The Dissolve was set to present the following regular articles The Conversation which is a weekly discussion between The Dissolve s writers about current films and a Movie of the Week feature where the staff focuses on a film of their choosing for several days 4 On July 8 2015 The Dissolve announced its closure with editorial director Keith Phipps stating Sadly because of the various challenges inherent in launching a freestanding website in a crowded publishing environment financial and otherwise today is the last day we will be doing that 2 5 6 7 8 Scott Tobias in an interview with Indiewire stated This was simply a case of everyone trying their best to make something great and the economics not being kind to those efforts 9 10 11 Former The Dissolve writers Scott Tobias Keith Phipps and Tasha Robinson later went on to develop the Next Picture Show podcast 12 Staff EditAside from Phipps The Dissolve s original staff comprised five of his former A V Club colleagues Scott Tobias Nathan Rabin Genevieve Koski Tasha Robinson and Noel Murray 1 13 14 Staff members Noel Murray left The Dissolve to write freelance status in September 2014 and news editor Matt Singer left to contribute to ScreenCrush in November 14 Critic Nathan Rabin left the site in May 2015 14 The staff also included news editor Rachel Handler replacing Matt Singer 15 and contributors Mike D Angelo and Sam Adams 16 17 Ratings EditThe Dissolve s film rankings in comparison to other film reviews tended to be more harsh in their 1 555 reviews aggregated by Metacritic who stated that on average the website grades films 8 9 points lower than other critics from a 0 100 scale Their average score is 56 Out of all the reviews 566 were considered positive 770 were considered mixed and 219 were considered negative 18 The Dissolve Film of the Year Edit Year Film Director Nationality Top 5 Films Ref 2013 Her Spike Jonze United States 2nd 12 Years a Slave dir Steve McQueen 3rd Inside Llewyn Davis dir Joel and Ethan Coen 4th Frances Ha dir Noah Baumbach 5th Upstream Color dir Shane Carruth 19 2014 Boyhood Richard Linklater United States 2nd The Grand Budapest Hotel dir Wes Anderson 3rd Under the Skin dir Jonathan Glazer 4th Whiplash dir Damien Chazelle 5th Only Lovers Left Alive dir Jim Jarmusch 20 References Edit a b c Introducing The Dissolve A New Film Site Pitchfork May 30 2013 Retrieved April 14 2014 a b Phipps Keith 8 July 2015 The End The Dissolve Archived from the original on 8 July 2015 Retrieved 21 June 2017 a b Subramanian Courtney June 3 2013 Q amp A Keith Phipps Talks About Pitchfork s New Movie Site The Dissolve Time Retrieved April 14 2014 a b The Dissolve Pitchfork s New Film Site Set to Launch This Wednesday Pitchfork July 8 2013 Retrieved April 14 2014 Marotti Ally 8 July 2015 Pitchfork Media shutters movie website The Dissolve Crain s Chicago Business Retrieved 8 July 2015 O Shea Chris 8 July 2015 Pitchfork Movie Site The Dissolve Shuts Down The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on 8 July 2015 Retrieved 8 July 2015 Zoller Seitz Matt 8 July 2015 The Dissolve 2013 2015 Chaz s Blog Roger Ebert Archived from the original on 8 July 2015 Retrieved 8 July 2015 Rosenberg Alyssa 8 July 2015 Intermission A eulogy for the Dissolve The Washington Post Retrieved 8 July 2015 Adams Sam 9 July 2015 Editors Keith Phipps and Scott Tobias on the End of The Dissolve and the Future of Film Criticism Criticwire Indiewire Retrieved 9 July 2015 Tobias Scott 8 July 2015 Acknowledgments Sweet Emulsion Retrieved 13 July 2015 Murray Noel 12 July 2015 Week in Review 7 6 15 7 12 15 Hey Hey in the Hayloft Retrieved 13 July 2015 Adams Sam 10 November 2015 The Dissolve Returns Sort of as The Next Picture Show Indie Wire Retrieved 1 March 2017 A Letter from the Editor The Dissolve 2013 07 10 Archived from the original on February 11 2015 Retrieved 2013 07 10 a b c Adams Sam May 1 2015 Nathan Rabin Leaves The Dissolve Indiewire Retrieved May 19 2015 Our Writers Matt Singer The Dissolve 2013 07 10 Archived from the original on December 29 2014 Retrieved 2014 05 09 Our Writers Mike D Angelo The Dissolve 2013 07 10 Archived from the original on March 20 2015 Retrieved 2014 05 09 Our Writers Sam Adams The Dissolve 2013 07 10 Archived from the original on April 13 2015 Retrieved 2014 05 09 The Dissolve s Scores Metacritic Retrieved December 8 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link The best films of 2013 The Dissolve Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 18 December 2014 The best films of 2014 The Dissolve Archived from the original on 20 March 2015 Retrieved 18 December 2014 External links EditThe Dissolve official website still online but no longer updated Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Dissolve amp oldid 1067628949, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
