Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny — in theaters now — isn’t exactly perfect, but it’s an ambitious and mostly successful thriller with one foot in the past and the other in the future.

Dial of Destiny has several lofty, romantic notions in it but co-writer and director James Mangold saves them for the moments they’ll hit hardest. Instead, for the most part, he goes back to basics.

The opening scene in "Dial of Destiny" is set in 1944 and features a younger Indy (played by Ford, thanks to de-aging technology) but the main story unfolds in 1969 during the space race and the ...

Harrison Ford ends his whip-cracking run with 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,' the fifth and final adventure that'll feel familiar to fans. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...

Very little in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Indy's rousingly ridiculous fifth and possibly final adventure, is concrete and actual. And that includes, in the opening moments, its star.