Atticus Finch literary journals". Alice Petry remarked, "Atticus has become something of a folk hero in legal circles and is treated almost as if he were an actual person". Examples of Atticus Finch's impact on the legal profession are plentiful. Richard Matsch, the federal judge who presided over the Timothy McVeigh trial, counts Atticus as a major judicial influence. One law professor at the University of Notre Dame stated that the most influential textbook from which he taught was "To Kill a Mockingbird", and an article in the "Michigan Law Review" asserts, "No real-life lawyer has done more for the self-image or
The Dark Knight (film) list of the "100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time." In June 2010, the Joker was ranked number five on "Entertainment Weekly" "100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years." Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker ranked second on "The Hollywood Reporter"s list of Greatest Superhero Movie Performances of All Time, behind Hugh Jackman's performance as Wolverine. "Paste" magazine named it one of the 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000–2009), ranking it at number 11. In 2016, "Playboy" ranked the film number five on its list of "15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals". "The Dark Knight"