What’s Westchester Watching? February 2026 Edition

“What’s Westchester Watching?” is ArtsNews’s guide to notable releases and special screenings for Westchester moviegoers.*

This February, many of Westchester’s local cinemas boast screenings inspired by Valentine’s Day and Black History Month. Below is a guide to the month’s movie offerings, including a section dedicated to day-of Valentine’s Day screenings, recent international releases that are generating global buzz, a Veselka filmmaker Q&A and more.

^{*All screenings are current as of the publishing of this article but are subject to change. Check with the individual venue before attending.}

New Releases

No Other Choice

Acclaimed director Park Chan-wook (Drive My Car, The Handmaiden) returns with No Other Choice, a satirical black comedy about an unemployed man driven to desperate measures to regain meaningful employment. No Other Choice is currently playing at The Picture House and opens at Bedford Playhouse on February 6.

The Voice of Hind Rajab

Based on true events from 2024 and nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Picture, The Voice of Hind Rajab follows Red Crescent volunteers responding to an emergency call from a five-year-old girl trapped in a car in war-torn Gaza. The Tunisian film incorporates real audio with reenactments by actors. The Voice of Hind Rajab is currently playing at The Picture House and Jacob Burns Film Center. The film opens at Bedford Playhouse on February 13.

Wuthering Heights

Emerald Fennell (Saltburn, Promising Young Woman) is the latest director to adapt Emily Brontë’s gothic classic Wuthering Heights. Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi play Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, whose obsessive love story, set among Northern England’s desolate moors, is complicated by the era’s class structures. The new adaptation features anachronistic mise-en-scène and original music by Charli xcx. Wuthering Heights opens at the Picture House Bronxville and Jacob Burns Film Center on February 12. Screenings begin at Bedford Playhouse on February 13.

Valentine’s Day Screenings

This Valentine’s Day, Westchester moviegoers can choose from a diverse selection of family-friendly classics and non-traditional films about love and relationships.

Roxanne
Bedford Playhouse
February 14

A comedic take on Cyrano de Bergerac, Roxanne sees Steve Martin as C.D. Bales, a small-town fire chief with a remarkably long nose. Bales is in love with an astronomy student named Roxanne—however, Roxanne is in love with Chris, a stereotypically attractive fireman. Romantic misadventures ensue when Bales agrees to coach Chris to woo the young woman. The Valentine’s Day screening includes a complimentary glass of wine, a personal charcuterie board, and special dessert. At 7pm.

Possession
Jacob Burns Film Center
February 13 & 14

An alternative Valentine’s Day movie choice, Possession, Andrzej Żuławski’s feverish psychological horror film, begins with Anna (Isabelle Adjani) revealing her extramarital affair and leaving her husband Mark (Sam Neill). Mark tracks down her lover as Anna descends into madness, exhibiting increasingly erratic behavior. Two showtimes: Fri. at 8:15pm; Sat. (Valentine’s Day) at 4:15pm.

Carmen Jones
New Rochelle Public Library
February 14

As part of its Celebration of Black Musicals series, New Rochelle Public Library screens Otto Preminger’s Carmen Jones. Inspired by George Bizet’s opera Carmen, the musical is set in an all-Black army camp. Carmen, played by Dorothy Dandridge, is a parachute factory worker who falls for Joe (Harry Belafonte), an engaged GI about to leave for flying school. The musical’s score was written by Oscar Hammerstein II. Film historian Chris Poggiali will introduce the film and conduct a post-screening discussion. At 2pm. Registration is encouraged.

Singin’ in The Rain
Tarrytown Music Hall
February 14

Tarrytown Music Hall presents Singin’ in the Rain, the classic musical starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds. Directed and choreographed by Kelly and Stanley Donen, the film takes place during Hollywood’s transition from silent film to “talkies.” Kelly plays Don, an actor who successfully adapts to the changing industry. However, his costar Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) fails to do so despite vocal coaching. Don falls in love with the young actress, Kathy (Debbie Reynolds), who is hired to dub Lina’s voice. At 7pm.

Special Screenings

Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round
The Picture House Bronxville
February 2, 9, 16 & 23

In honor of Black History Month, The Picture House’s Bronxville location is hosting screenings of Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round. The documentary tells the story of a group of Howard University students who were arrested for sitting on a segregated carousel in 1960. The students’ arrests inspired the local Jewish community to join Black student protestors, leading to the first organized interracial civil rights protest in the U.S. Screenings of the film will take place on Tuesdays in February at 7pm. For more Black History events, click here.

Brief Encounter
Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers
February 8

In David Lean’s adaptation of Noël Coward’s Brief Encounter, a suburban housewife Celia and a doctor named Alec begin an unanticipated romantic affair. As the relationship deepens, the two wrestle with the consequences of the secret they are keeping from their family and friends. Narrated by Celia’s imagined confession, the film features atmospheric black-and-white photography and a score by Rachmaninoff. At 3:45pm.

Dirty Dancing
Mamaroneck Cinemas
February 10

Dirty Dancing is a coming-of-age romance that centers on 17-year-old Frances, who, despite her parents’ wishes, falls in love with her dance instructor (Patrick Swayze) during a summer spent in the Catskills. A subplot about an illegal abortion made the film a gamble for producers in 1987. However, the film’s engagement with themes about class and sexual agency have made it an enduring addition to the romance canon. The screening begins at 7pm.

Daughters of the Dust
Jacob Burns Film Center
February 23

As part of its Immigration Nation series, and to celebrate Black History Month, Jacob Burns Film Center will screen Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust, which, in 1991, became the first feature by a Black woman director to receive a wide release. The film explores “ancestral fidelity in the face of assimilation” and follows former West African slaves in the Gullah community during the beginning of the 20^th century. The 25^th anniversary restoration, featuring corrected color grading supervised by cinematographer Arthur Jafa, will screen at 7pm.

Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World
and Q&A with Filmmakers Michael Fiore and Bill Winters
Bedford Playhouse
February 26

Narrated by David Duchovny, Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World documents the story of New York City’s 70-year-old staple Ukrainian restaurant Veselka. The documentary covers Jason Birchard stepping into his father’s role as primary owner of the restaurant and the challenge of supporting his Ukrainian staff during the onset of the war in Ukraine. A Q&A with writer/director Michael Fiore and director of photography Bill Winters will follow the film. The screening begins at 7pm.

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_{Photos: Dirty Dancing illustrations by Julia Herceg; still from No Other Choice (photo courtesy of Neon); still from Singin in the Rain (photo courtesy of MGM); still from Daughters of the Dust (photo courtesy of Kino Lorber)}