I think the outside shot of Indy looks ok, it’s the indoor shots that look odd. Try reducing shadows a bit without pumping up the overall contrast, that shouldn’t cause artifacts and will get closer to the look of the 35mm. I think you should be able to find a happy medium.
I think I solved the problem, such that I can keep the LPP contrast without adjustments and without artifacts, so no happy medium is required luckily.