Here’s a window into my nerdy life. I was watching an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation featuring Michelle Forbes as Ensign Ro Laren. I thought to myself, “Whatever happened to her?” And when I consulted the Internet Movie Database, I saw that she has a part in an upcoming film called Highland Park.

I have no idea whether that movie has any relation to our Highland Park. But when I returned to IMDb to get the links for this post, I saw a promotion for a film that certainly does: Bad Kids Go to Hell, which was written and directed by Highland Park High School graduate Matthew Spradlin.