The Dissolve was a film review, news, and commentary website which was operated by Pitchfork and based in Chicago, Illinois.

[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.

"[9][10][11] Former The Dissolve writers Scott Tobias, Keith Phipps, Genevieve Koski, and Tasha Robinson later went on to develop the Next Picture Show podcast.

Club colleagues: Scott Tobias, Nathan Rabin, Genevieve Koski, Tasha Robinson, and Noel Murray.

[14] The staff also included news editor Rachel Handler, replacing Matt Singer,[15] and contributors Mike D'Angelo and Sam Adams.