What do you think of when you hear the words Indiana Jones adventure? For roughly 35 years — ever since the release of the 1989 instant classic The Last Crusade — trying to pinpoint what makes an Indy adventure feel authentic has been a somewhat contentious question. While 2008’s Kingdom of the Crystal Skull moved the franchise toward a pulpy 1950s vibe, 2023’s The Dial of Destiny split the timeline difference, giving us an extended flashback in 1944 while primarily being a character study set in 1969.
