‘Of Men and War’ is an Essential, Expertly Edited Portrait of American Veterans

Of Men and War begins not with a bang or a whimper but with a group of war veterans complaining about traffic. They’re stuck in a minivan in San Francisco, the closest major city to the veterans home where they live. They’re loudly frustrated and, frankly, more than a little intimidating. From its very first moments, Laurent Bécue-Renard’s intimate epic…