Keith Phipps

Pop Culture Writer/Editor

Keith Phipps is a veteran writer and editor with nearly three decades of experience covering pop culture, with a focus on film and television. He began his career at The A.V. Club, where he rose from assistant editor to editor in 2004, helping transform it from a niche offshoot of The Onion into a widely respected cultural institution. While there, he co-authored two books—The Tenacity of the Cockroach and Inventory—and oversaw a major expansion of the site’s scope and influence.

In 2013, he co-founded The Dissolve, a beloved film site from the makers of Pitchfork, where he served as editorial director. He later held the same title at Uproxx, editing critics like Alan Sepinwall, Brian Grubb, and Mike Ryan. His freelance work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Slate, GQ, The New York Times, The Daily Beast, Polygon, The Verge, and Vulture, among others.

He is also the author of Age of Cage: Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career and co-hosts The Next Picture Show, a biweekly podcast connecting classic and contemporary films. Keith holds a graduate degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and lives in Chicago with his family. He’s available for writing and editing projects. You can contact him below and find him on Bluesky at @kphipps3000.

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When David Lynch Took on the Impossible Task of ‘Dune’ →

October 20, 2021 by Keith Phipps in The Ringer

Thirty-seven years before Denis Villeneuve tackled Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic, another distinguished director produced his own fascinatingly unique adaptation.

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October 20, 2021 /Keith Phipps
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The Ringer

1991: A Summer at the Movies, the Best Job I Ever Had, and What Came After →

October 18, 2021 by Keith Phipps in The Ringer

Some reflections on working at a movie theater 30 years ago, things left behind, things lost, and hours spent watching films like 'V.I. Warshawski'

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October 18, 2021 /Keith Phipps
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Where Have All the Sports Movies Gone? →

July 20, 2021 by Keith Phipps in The Ringer

The reasons ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ was made are also the reasons there are hardly any films about sports anymore

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July 20, 2021 /Keith Phipps
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What If It’s All Just a Simulation? →

February 02, 2021 by Keith Phipps in The Ringer

Rodney Ascher’s latest documentary, ‘A Glitch in the Matrix,’ is a mind-bending exploration of the widespread belief that everything can be reduced to lines of computer code. But the director isn’t new to the ways humans try to find order amid life’s mysteries.

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February 02, 2021 /Keith Phipps
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The Ringer

‘Tenet’ Is Destined to Become a Cult Movie →

January 26, 2021 by Keith Phipps in The Ringer

With a failed release due to the pandemic, a muted critical reception, and a twisty narrative that demands multiple viewings, Christopher Nolan’s 2020 film has all of the elements that eventually lead to niche fandom.

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January 26, 2021 /Keith Phipps
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Is Stephen King Better Built for TV or the Big Screen? →

December 17, 2020 by Keith Phipps in The Ringer

CBS All Access’s ‘The Stand’ makes an argument for the former, but the truth is: Both have struggled at times to adapt the prolific author.

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December 17, 2020 /Keith Phipps
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The Feud at the Center of ‘Citizen Kane’ Is a Classic Hollywood Tale →

November 30, 2020 by Keith Phipps in The Ringer

It’s a story of director versus screenwriter, legend versus fact—and it’s the foundation of David Fincher’s latest film, ‘Mank.’

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November 30, 2020 /Keith Phipps
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The Ringer

Why Does Blood Look So Strange in Old Horror Movies? →

October 28, 2020 by Keith Phipps in The Ringer

The liquid gushing from veins in movies like ‘Dawn of the Dead’ and ‘Suspiria’ hardly resembles the real stuff. The reason why might boil down to laundry.

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October 28, 2020 /Keith Phipps
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Is It Ever a Good Idea to Remake Hitchcock? →

October 22, 2020 by Keith Phipps in The Ringer

Netflix’s new take on ‘Rebecca’ is not the first film to be overshadowed by the original work of the Master of Suspense.

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October 22, 2020 /Keith Phipps
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Why Is It So Hard to Adapt ‘Brave New World’? →

July 15, 2020 by Keith Phipps in The Ringer

Aldous Huxley’s groundbreaking work of science fiction has long puzzled Hollywood.

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July 15, 2020 /Keith Phipps
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The Ringer

Thirty Years Ago, Hollywood Won the Battle Against the X Rating. But It Lost the War. →

April 24, 2020 by Keith Phipps in The Ringer

The creation of the NC-17 rating in 1990 appeared to be a new horizon for art house film. So what happened?

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April 24, 2020 /Keith Phipps
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