The Feud at the Center of ‘Citizen Kane’ Is a Classic Hollywood Tale →
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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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.
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