Showing at local theaters

GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE — ** 1/2 — This sequel to the 1994 animated hit is simultaneously mind-blowing and headache-inducing. Japanese with subtitles. Complete review on Page W8. Running time: 99 minutes. PG-13 (violence, gore, profanity, vulgarity, brief nudity).

THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES — *** 1/2 — Not quite the life-changing experience that the real-life trip was, but this biography of Che Guevara is rewarding. Spanish with subtitles. Complete review on Page W5. Running time: 128 minutes. R (profanity, vulgarity, violence, brief sex).

THE SEAGULL'S LAUGHTER — ** 1/2 — A feminist-leaning dark comedy that's wrapped up in the trappings of an Icelandic folk tale. Icelandic with subtitles. Complete review on Page W7. Running time: 100 minutes. Not rated, probable R (nudity, sex, violence, mild profanity, vulgarity, brief gore).

SHALL WE DANCE — ** — Only the dance scenes make this remake tolerable, as Richard Gere plays a man who takes up ballroom dancing. Complete review on Page W6. Running time: 106 minutes. PG-13 (vulgarity, profanity).

SPIN — ** — James Redford's period drama about an orphan (Ryan Merriman) who takes up flying is too ambitious for its own good. Complete review on Page W4. Running time: 107 minutes. PG-13 (profanity, violence, brief gore).

TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE — ** 1/2 — This outrageous, topical puppet comedy from the "South Park" creators is as hit-and-miss as anything they've done. Complete review on Page W7. Running time: 98 minutes. R (vulgarity, violence, profanity, gore, sex, brief nudity).

ZHOU YU'S TRAIN — ** — As nice as it is to see Chinese actress Gong Li again, her latest drama is a real snore. Mandarin with subtitles. Complete review on Page W6. Running time: 92 minutes. PG-13 (sex, mild vulgarity).

MATINEES

SCOOBY-DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED — * 1/2 — Scooby and the gang are back in this only slightly more tolerable but still tasteless sequel. Running time: 88 minutes. PG (violence, vulgarity, brief drugs). (Monday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m., Megaplex 17.)

MIDNIGHT MOVIES