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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14 Great British Films to Stream on BFI Player Classics →

May 26, 2021 by Keith Phipps in Vulture

The new streaming service is full of hidden gems from the U.K.

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May 26, 2021 /Keith Phipps
Vulture, Vulture Features
Vulture

The Jenkins Shot: How the Underground Railroad Director Gets Up Close and Very Personal →

May 20, 2021 by Keith Phipps in GQ

Barry Jenkins's lingering close-ups of his characters gazing direct to camera are powerfully intimate.

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May 20, 2021 /Keith Phipps
GQ
GQ

It’s worth studying sci-fi’s false predictions for our terrible dystopian futures →

May 14, 2021 by Keith Phipps in Misc.

The 1972 population-anxiety movie Z.P.G. shows why.

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May 14, 2021 /Keith Phipps
Misc., Polygon
Misc.

Rutherford Falls Is a Winning Sitcom That’s Deeper Than It Looks →

May 03, 2021 by Keith Phipps in GQ

The charming and hilarious Ed Helms–Michael Schur series is setting a standard for Native-American representation on TV.

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May 03, 2021 /Keith Phipps
GQ
GQ

All 15 Classic Godzilla Movies, Ranked →

March 31, 2021 by Keith Phipps in Vulture

Though the whole series is fun to watch, some Godzilla movies are better than others.

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March 31, 2021 /Keith Phipps
Vulture, Vulture Features
Vulture

Bloodsuckers Of 1979: Three Takes On Dracula Reshaped The Vampire Movie →

March 29, 2021 by Keith Phipps in Misc.

The year of Dracula!

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March 29, 2021 /Keith Phipps
Fangoria, Misc.
Misc.

Jessica Walter Was More Than Lucille Bluth →

March 26, 2021 by Keith Phipps in GQ

She invented her beloved Arrested Development role virtually single-handedly, and her 60-year career is full of similar transformations.

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March 26, 2021 /Keith Phipps
GQ
GQ

How Godzilla vs. King Kong Predicted Today’s Hollywood Back in the ’60s →

March 24, 2021 by Keith Phipps in GQ

The two monsters share a tangled history of eccentric genius and intellectual property that culminates in this week’s Godzilla vs. Kong blockbuster.

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March 24, 2021 /Keith Phipps
GQ
GQ

How Everything Became a Gritty Reboot →

March 12, 2021 by Keith Phipps in GQ

Zack Snyder's Justice League may be the peak — or nadir — of a formula that’s come to dominate movies and TV.

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March 12, 2021 /Keith Phipps
GQ
GQ

From Guantanamo Bay Survivor to Serial Killer, Tahar Rahim Has the Range →

March 05, 2021 by Keith Phipps in GQ

The actor is a serious Oscar contender with The Mauritanian, and has the Netflix series The Serpent on the horizon.

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March 05, 2021 /Keith Phipps
GQ
GQ

HALLOWEEN III's Road To Redemption →

February 10, 2021 by Keith Phipps in Misc.

Making a case for the slasher's dorky little brother.

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February 10, 2021 /Keith Phipps
Fangoria, Misc.
Misc.

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
The Ringer
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
The Ringer
The Ringer

The 50 Greatest Western Movies Ever Made →

January 18, 2021 by Keith Phipps in Vulture

A hard look at one of cinema’s oldest genres.

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January 18, 2021 /Keith Phipps
Vulture, Vulture Features
Vulture

Jordan Peele's 'Us,' and the Other Films That Captured the Trump Era →

December 31, 2020 by Keith Phipps in GQ

Several movies will be looked at as representative of Trump's presidency but none more so than Us.

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December 31, 2020 /Keith Phipps
GQ
GQ

'The Mandalorian' Season Finale Recap: Mando and Child →

December 18, 2020 by Keith Phipps in Vulture

The big reunion that we’ve been waiting for sets the stage for an even bigger reunion that we never expected.

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December 18, 2020 /Keith Phipps
The Mandalorian, Vulture
Vulture

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
The Ringer
The Ringer

'The Stand' Review: The CBS All Access Adaptation Captures Stephen King's War of Good vs. Evil →

December 13, 2020 by Keith Phipps in TV Guide

The early episode are slow, but solid.

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December 13, 2020 /Keith Phipps
TV Guide
TV Guide

'The Mandalorian' Recap: The Wages of Din Djarin →

December 11, 2020 by Keith Phipps in Vulture

The return of Migs Mayfield (Bill Burr) forces Mando to examine and confront his moral code in more ways than one.

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December 11, 2020 /Keith Phipps
The Mandalorian, Vulture
Vulture

'The Mandalorian' Recap: A Bad Day To Be Mando →

December 04, 2020 by Keith Phipps in Vulture

Our hero acquires some unexpected, apparently not-dead allies in his mission, which nonetheless encounters some pretty serious setbacks.

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December 04, 2020 /Keith Phipps
The Mandalorian, Vulture
Vulture
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