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 Ring (2002 film) "Miami Herald" Rene Rodriguez and "USA Today" Claudia Puig found themselves confused and thought that by the end of the movie "[the plot] still doesn't make much sense". The film ranked number 20 on the cable channel Bravo's list of "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments". Bloody Disgusting ranked the film sixth in their list of the "Top 20 Horror Films of the Decade", with the article saying that "The Ring was not only the first American 'J-Horror' remake out of the gate; it also still stands as the best." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of