The Dissolve

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The Dissolve
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Web address www.thedissolve.com
Commercial? Yes
Type of site
 Online magazine
Registration No
Owner Pitchfork Media
Editor Scott Tobias
Launched July 10, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-07-10)
Current status Inactive

The Dissolve was a film review, news, and commentary website which was operated by Pitchfork Media 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]

History

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 in 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][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 reviews with Metacritic stating that on average, The Dissolve grades films 6.9 points lower than other critics from a 0–100 scale.[18]

The Dissolve Film of the Year

Year Film Director Nationality Top 5 Films Ref.
2013 Her Spike Jonze  United States [19]
2014 Boyhood Richard Linklater  United States [20]

References

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