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 [REF].
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."[REF][REF][REF][REF][REF]