What’s Westchester Watching? March 2026 Edition

“What’s Westchester Watching?” is ArtsNews’ guide to movies in Westchester, including notable releases and special screenings.*

This March offers Westchester moviegoers new releases like Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! and one of this year’s Cannes Film Festival winners, Sirāt. Beloved titles like Goodfellas and The Karate Kid will also screen—while those seeking an alternative moviegoing experience can check out Věra Chytilová’s surrealist satire Daisies and Cheryl Dunye’s autofiction The Watermelon Woman.

^{*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

Pillion
Director Harry Lighton’s debut feature is an unconventional romance starring Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård. Set in a London suburb, the film sees Melling as an introverted gay man who finds himself in a BDSM relationship with a mysterious biker played by Skarsgård. Pillion is currently playing at Jacob Burns Film Center. 

Midwinter Break
Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds play a retired couple at an emotional crossroads while on vacation in Amsterdam. The two must determine the future of their relationship when old wounds resurface. Midwinter Break is currently playing at Bedford Playhouse.

The Bride!
Maggie Gyllenhaal returns to the director’s chair for a reimagining of Bride of Frankenstein. In Gyllenhaal’s take, a scientist resurrects a murdered woman (Jessie Buckley) to be a companion for Frankenstein’s monster (Christian Bale) in a heavily stylized 1930s Chicago setting. The Bride! is currently playing at The Picture House Bronxville and Jacob Burns Film Center.

Sirāt
Winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival, Sirāt follows a father searching for his missing daughter at a rave held in the Moroccan desert. He is aided by his son and a group of ravers.  Sirāt is currently playing at Jacob Burns Film Center. It opens at The Picture House Bronxville on March 9 and at Bedford Playhouse on March 27.

Special Screenings

Safety Last!
Jacob Burns Film Center
March 7 & 8

Safety Last! sees silent film star Harold Lloyd as a country boy trying to make it in a big city. He devises a publicity stunt to draw a large crowd to the department store where he works. The result is one of cinema’s most iconic images: Lloyd hanging from a skyscraper’s clock above oncoming traffic. The comedy cemented Lloyd as a defining star of the Silent Era. At 11am. 

Goodfellas
Mamaroneck Cinemas
March 10

Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas, inspired by the true story, follows Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) who climbs the ranks of a mob family under the guidance of gangster Jimmy Conway (Robert Di Niro). Hill falls into drugs and violence until he only sees one way out. At 7pm.

The Karate Kid
The Picture House (Pelham)
March 13

The Karate Kid is the inaugural feature in The Picture House Pelham’s monthly Video Vault series, which spotlights retro film titles. The martial arts drama follows Daniel, a teenager who has trouble with bullies when he moves to a new town. He finds a karate and self-defense teacher in handyman and war veteran Mr. Miyagi. The evening will feature live ‘80s music by Traveling Medicine Man. At 7pm. 

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Bedford Playhouse
March 12

As part of its Cult Classics series, Bedford Playhouse will screen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Written by Charlie Kaufman, the story follows a man named Joel (Jim Carrey) who is devastated to discover that his girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had a procedure that erased all memories of their tumultuous relationship. To rid himself of his sorrow, he seeks out her doctor so he can undergo the same treatment. At 7pm. 

Daisies
Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers
March 20

In Daisies, Věra Chytilová’s absurdist Czechoslovak New Wave entry, two young women decide that “since the world is spoiled, they will be spoiled too” and embark on a series of misadventures and pranks. At 10pm.

The Watermelon Woman
KinoSaito
March 27

The Watermelon Woman, a landmark of the 1990s New Queer Cinema movement, is written and directed by its star, Cheryl Dunye. In the film, Dunye’s character sets out to make a documentary about Fae Richards, a Black 1930s film actress who has faded into obscurity. The film uses playful self-reflexiveness to examine Hollywood’s depictions of Black women and the gaps in mainstream archives. At 6pm; RSVP required. 

Upcoming Film Festivals

Jewish Film Festival 
Jacob Burns Film Center
March 24 – April 6

Jacob Burns Film Center’s Jewish Film Festival returns for its 24^th year. The festival “is a celebration of resilience, tradition, community, and family bonds” and features documentaries and fictional films rooted in personal perspectives, as well as a rare screening of the nine-and-a-half-hour Holocaust documentary Shoah. Accompanying the lineup will be filmmaker Q&As, New York–style egg creams served at the Take 3 Wine Bar & Café.

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_{Images: ‘Safety First!’ illustration by artist Julia Herceg; still from Pillion (photo courtesy of A24); still from ‘DAISIES’ (photo courtesy of Janus Films); still from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (photo courtesy of Focus Features/Allstar); still from Once Upon My Mother (photo courtesy of Jacob Burns Film Center)}