Eric Mutrie | Writer and editor

arts + entertainment writing

celebrity interviews:

cover stars

Jonathan Van Ness

in The Kit, Jun 2022 issue | Read at thekit.ca

"If anyone could find a way to bottle confidence, it’s Jonathan Van Ness. After spending 12 years as a hair stylist before going on to lead heartfelt makeovers as the grooming expert on Netflix’s Queer Eye, Van Ness is now ready to reimagine morning routines with JVN, a new line of vegan haircare products.”


Don Cheadle

in Sharp: The Book For Men magazine, Spring/Summer 2018 Issue | Read at sharpmagazine.com

“Whether dressed in a crisp suit in the Ocean’s movies or weaponized armour in an Iron Man adventure, Don Cheadle somehow always manages to come across as the coolest guy in the room — even when that room features an ensemble that includes George Clooney or Robert Downey Jr.”


Oscar Isaac

in Sharp magazine, Sep 2018 Issue | Read at sharpmagazine.com

“It’s hard to say whether it’s the sort of exercise a bereavement counsellor would recommend: come to grips with the recent loss of your mother by taking on the role of a movie character processing the ultimate heartbreak.”

 

as seen on tv

Eric McCormack

in Sharp magazine, Spring 2020 issue | Read at sharpmagazine.com

“Filming Will & Grace the first time around, McCormack didn’t always have the perspective to stop and enjoy the ride — not to mention the car he was driving.”


Antoni Porowski

in Sharp magazine, Winter 2020 Issue | Read at sharpmagazine.com

“After enduring a good deal of ribbing for serving a meal of seasoned avocado in an early episode of Netflix’s hit makeover show Queer Eye, the show’s resident food expert felt some pressure with his first cookbook to finally prove that he’s as much head chef as heartthrob.”


John Lithgow

in Sharp magazine, Apr 2019 Issue | Read at sharpmagazine.com

“With dozens of awards to his name, he’s just one really great film performance (and a hit song) away from completing the coveted EGOT.”

 

scene stealers

Reid Scott

in Sharp magazine, May 2019 Issue | Read at sharpmagazine.com

“If you’re a woman casually breaking a glass ceiling in a movie or television show, there’s a good chance that Reid Scott is nearby, spewing vitriol as the voice of the old guard. ‘I’m making a career out of playing the privileged white prick,’ he jokes.”


Billy Magnussen

in Sharp magazine, Nov 2018 Issue | Read at sharpmagazine.com

“Maniac’s trailers have been tantalizingly trippy and, even after filming his part, Magnussen admits to not fully understanding how it will unfold. ‘As an actor, you’re only a colour, not the whole painting,’ he says. ‘In that one, I’m blue.’”


Daveed Diggs

in Sharp magazine, Summer 2018 Issue | Read at sharpmagazine.com

“After every meal, Diggs resets his palate by licking a line of salt off of his hand. ‘It’s something my dad used to do,’ he says. If it’s a good luck ritual, it seems to be working.”

 

fashion & literature

Trend report on the rise of double-breasted suit jackets

in The Kit, Oct 2022 issue | Read at thekit.ca

"For King Charles III, 2022 isn’t just the year that he was sworn in as England’s new reigning monarch — it’s also the year that his longtime garment of choice, the double-breasted suit jacket, finally reclaimed the menswear throne.”


Martin Amis

in Sharp magazine, Apr 2018 Issue | Read at sharpmagazine.com

“There is something gleefully fun about such a talented, illustrious author documenting his close read of Trump’s poorly written opus, Crippled America.”"


Manolo Blahnik

in S/ Volume magazine, Fall 2018 Issue | Read at smagazineofficial.com

“Somewhere in the midst of watching his designs co-star alongside Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex and the City and hearing his name dropped in a Jay-Z song, Manolo Blahnik became a bona fide cultural phenomenon in his own right.”